Victoria's chief prosecutor says she did not authorise charges over the Lawyer X scandal because there was no reasonable chance of convictionsKerri Judd, KC, says she has not ruled out future prosecutions, but the passage of time and likelihood of lenient sentences meant she was reluctant to charge those involved
In a searing report tabled in parliament yesterday, the former High Court judge appointed to investigate whether Ms Gobbo or her police handlers should be prosecuted Director of Public Prosecutions Kerri Judd QC pushed back against recommendations that charges be laid over the informer scandal. The DPP said any successful prosecution would hinge on the evidence of a convicted criminal who was represented by Ms Gobbo, but who had shown reluctance to testify and whose evidence to the royal commission that investigated the Lawyer X scandal would have been inadmissible in a criminal case.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Victoria’s top prosecutor defends decision not to lay charges over Lawyer X scandalAfter explosive criticism from special investigator, Kerri Judd says she had no confidence a key figure would give evidence against police
Source: GuardianAus - 🏆 1. / 98 Read more »
Lawyer X special investigator wants own office abolished over DPP’s refusal to lay chargesGeoffrey Nettle says Victoria’s director of public prosecutions rejected his call for several key figures to face criminal action
Source: GuardianAus - 🏆 1. / 98 Read more »
Lawyer X investigator threatens to quit because prosecutors won’t charge policeThe former High Court judge tasked with deciding if criminal charges should be laid in the Lawyer X matter wants to quit because the public prosecutor will not charge the Victoria Police officers he has collected evidence against.
Source: theage - 🏆 8. / 77 Read more »
Vic DPP ‘doing her job’ in not laying charges in Lawyer X affairRule of Law Institute Vice President Chris Merritt says the Victorian DPP is 'doing her duty' by deciding not to proceed with prosecutions in the Lawyer X scandal. This follows the eruption of a war of words over the decision.
Source: SkyNewsAust - 🏆 7. / 78 Read more »
‘Careful and realistic’: Public prosecutor defends lack of Lawyer X chargesIt comes after the former High Court judge tasked with investigating the years-long saga threatened to quit because the public prosecutor will not charge the Victoria Police officers he has collected evidence against.
Source: theage - 🏆 8. / 77 Read more »
Nicola Gobbo was prepared to plead guilty, testify against policeNicola Gobbo was prepared to plead guilty to perverting the course of justice and testify against Victorian police officers including a senior figure in the gang-busting Purana taskforce over their involvement in a “joint criminal enterprise.”
Source: theage - 🏆 8. / 77 Read more »