Government sat on Witness K prosecution for years despite advice

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Former attorney-General George Brandis was asked to approve the controversial prosecution of an Australian spy and his lawyer more than two years before consent was finally granted, a document obtained by the ABC reveals.

 

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This is the most corrupt event in our history. Then our illustrious PM is publicly criticising China and Russia for spying on us. What a hypocrite. He has lost it.

Talk about willful interfering in the affairs of another sovereign nation: How shamefully disgusting of the Australian Gov to bug the East Timor cabinet during oil & gas negotiation AND then try to prosecute whistle-blowers and their lawyers in secret court hearings. Shame shame

Make sure it’s not a secret trial.

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