Corruption watchdog drops probe into Bruce Lehrmann over submarine claims
The letter said the watchdog's former head decided to take no further action.
Bruce Lehrmann is no longer under investigation over claims he used secrets about French submarines. The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) told him in a letter on Monday that it had dropped the probe.
Officials raided his home in June 2024 over claims he took secret documents five years earlier. The claims involve documents from the office of former defence minister Linda Reynolds.
The government claimed a seized diary held eight pages of classified security information. Lehrmann is suing Don Farrell and Paul Brereton, saying the raids were an abuse of the watchdog's power.
Lehrmann also alleges he was unlawfully forced to give evidence at two secret hearings in Hobart in October 2024. Lehrmann said the NACC has been a colossal waste of taxpayer money and should be abolished.
- June 2024
- Raid date
- 8 pages in a seized diary
- Classified pages claimed
- 2 in Hobart, October 2024
- Secret hearings
- Justice Michael Lee, 2024
- Court finding
Why it mattersA second investigation, Operation Greenough, is still open, so the case is not fully over.
AustraliaNo direct Australian effect yet. A court ruling in Lehrmann's lawsuit would be the next big step.
Corroborated bythenightly.com.au
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