Editor-at-large at The Australian Paul Kelly says the lesson from the Cardinal George Pell saga is “there can’t be justice delivered to the victims on the basis of injustice delivered to Pell”.
George Pell was convicted in 2018 of assaulting two boys in the 1990s, a decision that was upheld in the Victorian Court of Appeal in 2019.
However, it was quashed by the High Court last week, ensuring Carginal Pell was able to walk free from prison after spending 405 days incarcerated in Victoria's Barwon prison.
Mr Kelly told Sky News this scandal reflected poorly on many within the Victorian justice system.
“There are no winners," he said.
“The conclusion from what we’ve been able to see is that this has been a comprehensive failure."
“A failure by the Victorian police who didn’t do their job properly and a failure by the Victorian DPP who continued with a flawed case”.
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