Bombshell as scathing letter sent to cops in Brittany Higgins, Bruce Lehrmann ... trends now
Brittany Higgins felt 'bullied' by investigators, the ACT Director of Public Prosecutions claimed in an explosive letter
An explosive letter the chief prosecutor in the Bruce Lehrmann case sent to police has come to light in which he accuses detectives of 'interfering' and claims Brittany Higgins felt 'bullied' by investigators.
Details of the letter, in which ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold SC blasts police over the politically charged, high-profile matter, came to light after a Freedom of Information Act application by Guardian Australia.
In the letter Mr Drumgold makes the extraordinary claim that ACT Police conducted 'a very clear campaign to pressure' him not to prosecute Mr Lehrmann.
Mr Drumgold also alleged police were 'clearly aligned with the successful defence' of the accused and had exercised 'inappropriate interference' in the matter.
In the letter, Mr Drumgold also claimed that Ms Higgins felt bullied by detectives into 'discontinuing the case'.
'The complainant has long expressed concerns that during the investigation stage, she also felt bullied by police, who she felt were pressuring her into discontinuing the complaint,' Drumgold wrote.
Shane Drumgold SC made the extraordinary claim police conducted 'a very clear campaign to pressure' him not to prosecute Mr Lehrmann
Mr Drumgold wrote to the ACT's top cop claiming police were determined for Bruce Lehrmann's defence case to be proven right and for the prosecution to collapse
'This is an observation corroborated by at least two of her support people,' he wrote, according to The Guardian's account.
'Although this is a matter for her to raise directly with the AFP, it is relevant for our purposes as it impacted the trial process, as she presented as highly anxious in
