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National security watchdog launches investigation into secret trial of Witness
An investigation into the top secret trial, sentencing and jailing of a former military intelligence officer has been restarted by the national security watchdog.
The man, referred to as Witness J, was convicted of mishandling classified information which potentially revealed the identities of agents who had been recruited by Australian intelligence agencies.
- Matthew Doran
- ABC News
The incredible details of his plight only became public after an …