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The Pell Acquittal Exposes Australia’s Kangaroo Court System

The Pell Acquittal Exposes Australia’s Kangaroo Court System

Indications the trial court was swayed by an overwhelming media and public environment

Apr 09, 2020
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By: Murray Hunter

The unanimous acquittal (7-0) by the Australian High Court, the country’s highest, of Cardinal George Pell on allegations sexual abuse from an anonymous witness amid a supercharged media environment exposes serious weakness within the Australian court system.

Pell was convicted on five counts of sexual abuse in the Victorian state Count…

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