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5 unusual facts about R v McManus and Harvey


R v McManus and Harvey

A civil servant, Desmond Patrick Kelly, was subsequently charged with a breach of the Commonwealth Crimes Act, but at a pre-trial hearing in August 2005 McManus and Harvey refused to give evidence.

Meanwhile, the McManus-Harvey contempt matter continued and on June 25, 2007 McManus was found guilty of five counts of contempt of court and Harvey was found guilty of four counts.

However, McManus and Harvey refused to disclose to the Australian Federal Police their source, citing adherence to journalists “Code of Ethics”.

Gerard McManus and Michael Harvey were journalists at the Herald Sun newspaper in Melbourne in the state of Victoria, Australia.

Victorian County Court Judge Michael Rozenes said the offence was a serious one and that he had considered incarcerating the pair.



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