A very powerful judge having ties to the government of Australia has been pulled into a scandal. After being convicted and thereafter acquitted of misusing the power of his office to assist his “small mate” who is an attorney having a clientele of organized crimes.
Hidden tapes of the phone calls and parliament launches made by the judge were released which prompted an investigation to ascertain if he can be removed from office or dies afterward.
This is not a recent Netflix blockbuster. Instead, it’s an Australian fact that occurred in 1980.
A classified report from the inquiry into the high court justice’s conduct and the previous labor attorney general Lionel Murphy will become available by Thursday.
About the man
Lionel Murphy, a well-known Labor personality available at the time of one of the extremely violent periods in the politics of Australia.
During the tenure as the Whitlam government’s attorney-general, his reputation is being dwindled to either be a legislative visionary or a careless firebrand.
As the chief legislative officer of the country, he started the procedure of eradicating the death penalty, develop a domestic court, and file a lawsuit against the French government at the International Court of Justice concerning nuclear trials in the Pacific.
However, this legacy was smeared due to his judgment to raid ASIO’s head office in Melbourne, due to the misinformation that officers declining to display the information concerning terrorists in Croatia.
He was a congressperson in the New South Wales government between 1961 and 1975 prior to opting for becoming a member of the High Court.
Murphy had a connection among the top and high ranking individuals during this period. He has a relationship with Neville Wran, the previous NSW premier and has been seen playing poker with a renowned bookmaker, Bill Waterhouse.
Accusations of Influence.
Murphy allegedly placed a phone call to a top magistrate in New South Wales, Clarence Briese around the late part of January 1982.
The call was brief and friendly inquiring about the case that involved his “small mate”, Morgan Ryan,Sydney solicitor if he would be standing trial for the charges of conspiracy.
Ryan was among the exciting personalities in the Sydney’s legal association.
He has several notorious clients such as the crime lord of Kings, Abe Saffron.
However, this was an allegation as he had previously attempted to obtain a Residency permit several Koreans with a counterfeit document which resulted in the charges that he faced.
Magistrate Breese indicated that Murphy was attempting to put pressure on him so that he can get involved which was denied by the judge.
He has had some allegations in the past where he also attempted to pressure a judge a New South Wales.
This event caught the interest of the federal parliament and committee in the Senate was created to look into the situation if Murphy must be eliminated as a result of bad behavior which is the only method of removing an existing judge.
Conviction and Dismissal
This public allegations and investigation have become worrisome since it is tampering with Murphy’s reputation.
