The Weekend Australian via The Spectator.“But finally, the truth...

The Weekend Australian via The Spectator.

“But finally, the truth is being told. Janet Albrechtsen and Stephen Rice, in The Weekend Australian today, revealed that police investigators advised the DPP that there wasn’t enough evidence to run the case and they had serious concerns about Higgins’ mental health and whether she could cope with a trial.The newspaper quoted evidence from an executive briefing last year, where the ACT Police Manager of Criminal Investigations, Detective Superintendent Scott Moller advised that investigators ‘have serious concerns in relation to the strength and reliability of [Ms Higgins’] evidence but also, more importantly, her mental health and how any future prosecution may affect her wellbeing’.The newspaper quoted diary notes made by Moller, which said that their advice was ignored by Drumgold because ‘there is too much political interference’.The article mentions that the executive briefing listed a series of concerns mentioned by senior police, including that Ms Higgins had repeatedly refused to provide her original mobile phone; had deliberately deleted messages from a second phone; and had allegedly lied about seeking medical attention after the incident. Some became issues at the trial.”