ACT’s top prosecutor resigns

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The ACT's top prosecutor who led Bruce Lehrmann's criminal trial has quit.

Shane Drumgold's resignation comes in the wake of a damning report into how the justice system handled the case.

He has been on paid leave since May.

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In a statement, Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury said Drumgold and he had agreed his position was "no longer tenable."

"The ACT Government will make a detailed statement in response to the Sofronoff Report early in the coming week," Rattenbury said.

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