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Anti-corruption watchdog investigating claims federal police pressured Higgins not to proceed with alleged rape case
The Australian federal police is being investigated to determine whether it attempted to pervert the course of justice in the handling of the alleged rape of former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins by her then colleague Bruce Lehrmann.
The Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (ACLEI), the watchdog responsible for probing corruption in federal agencies including the AFP, is also investigating the “potential leaking of documents” related to the case by AFP members to the media.
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