Federal government tells court it cannot supply footage for use in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation proceedings. Lehrmann has consistently denied the rape allegation
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The federal government is claiming it no longer holds crucial CCTV footage of the night of Brittany Higgins’ alleged rape, telling the federal court it cannot supply it for use in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation proceedings.
Lawyers for broadcaster Lisa Wilkinson have described the failure to produce the footage as “very concerning” and flagged they intend to question officials from the Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) about their position.
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