"Since 2020, Aboriginal leaders have asked for an inquiry into the justice and corrections systems. In contrast, when concerns arose about the handling of the Lehrmann case, an inquiry was announced within days," says ELIZABETH KIKKERT.
The allegations of "political interference" and the conduct of the ACT attorney-general specifically have not been included in the terms of reference for the Board of Inquiry into the Bruce Lehrmann trial, says Liberal leader Elizabeth Lee.
Walter Sofronoff KC will chair the Board of Inquiry into the conduct of ACT criminal justice agencies involved in the abandoned trial of Bruce Lehrmann.
"The government will be congratulated, at our expense, for an unnecessary inquiry. The Opposition, having called for an inquiry, will rue that decision," writes "CityNews" legal columnist HUGH SELBY.
The ACT government has announced a Board of Inquiry into the aftermath of the abandoned Lehrmann rape case, but not settled the terms of reference nor appointed anyone to lead the inquiry.
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