Bruce Lehrmann因汽车盗窃罪缺席法庭, 以医疗问题为由, 引发对程序混乱的批评。 Bruce Lehrmann missed court on a car theft charge, citing medical issues, sparking criticism over procedural confusion.

Bruce Lehrmann周四错过了霍巴特治安法院的出庭, 罪名与2024年11月20日的汽车偷盗案有关, Bruce Lehrmann missed a Hobart Magistrates Court appearance Thursday on a car-stealing charge tied to the November 20, 2024, theft of a Toyota Prado in Mountain River, Tasmania, drawing criticism from Magistrate Robert Webster, who said his lawyer, Zali Burrows, misunderstood court procedures. 悉尼律师Burrows无法通过电话联系到他,法院被告知Lehrmann因紧急医疗问题无法出庭。 Burrows, a Sydney solicitor, was unreachable by phone, and the court was told Lehrmann was unavailable due to urgent medical issues. 警方检察官证实了一个确凿的表面证据确凿的案件,但同意为程序公正而暂停审理。 The police prosecutor confirmed a strong prima facie case but agreed to an adjournment for procedural fairness. 预计审判将持续四天,其中包括车主、她的家人、一名服务站工作人员和五名警官的证词。 The trial, expected to last four days, will include testimony from the car owner, her family, a service station worker, and five police officers. Lehrmann是一名前自由党工作人员,他否认这一盗窃行为,并正面临另一宗关于滥用机密潜艇文件的联邦法院案件。 Lehrmann, a former Liberal staffer, has denied the theft and is also facing a separate Federal Court case over alleged misuse of classified submarine documents. 他先前否认了涉及布列塔尼·希金斯的2019年强奸指控;2024年联邦法院的一项裁决认定有可能发生强奸,驳回了他对网络登和莉萨·威尔金森的诽谤指控,他已提出上诉。 He previously denied a 2019 rape allegation involving Brittany Higgins; a 2024 Federal Court ruling found the rape likely occurred, dismissing his defamation claim against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson, a decision he has appealed.