Bruce Lehrmann's lawyer has taken one other swipe on the conduct of the ACT's chief prosecutor, accusing Shane Drumgold of "aligning" himself with Brittany Higgins.
At an inquiry inspecting how the case was dealt with, Steven Whybrow stated he wasn't proud of a public assertion given by Drumgold on the day the DPP introduced it could not proceed with a retrial.
In December, Drumgold advised the media he nonetheless believed there was a "affordable prospect of a conviction", however was dropping the rape cost attributable to considerations concerning the impression of a second trial on Higgins' psychological well being.
Whybrow stated it was a "moot level" from Drumgold, describing it as a "pejorative stab" at Lehrmann.
"It was simply an pointless assertion that would solely serve to be picked up and with the imprimatur of the DPP, taken by folks locally to recommend that he had thought he [Lehrmann] was responsible," Whybrow advised the inquiry.
The unique trial was deserted attributable to juror misconduct, and there have been no findings towards Lehrmann.
The inquiry additionally heard additional particulars in the present day of the tense relationship between police and prosecutors.
"My impression was that it was Mr Drumgold who was hostile in the direction of the police," Whybrow stated.
The lawyer representing Drumgold, Mark Tedeschi, stated Drumgold was troubled by strategies ACT police have been "undercharging" in sexual assault issues.
Tedeschi advised the inquiry police had a "weird method" as to if Lehrmann ought to have been charged within the first place.
"We need to show that it is true that [police] did have this angle to intercourse instances typically and that [the Lehrmann case] was a basic instance of it," he stated.
"Had it not been for all of the publicity, had it not been that the alleged offence occurred in Parliament Home, this matter would have been handled like the opposite issues which have been, in impact, simply ignored by the police."
The inquiry continues on Monday, when main ACT investigators will give proof.
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