Canberra prosecutors will drop a blackmail charge against construction union organiser John Lomax, in an embarrassing twist in one of the highest profile cases emerging from the trade union royal commission.
The Office of ACT Director of Public Prosecutions has written to defence lawyers to notify of their intention to offer no evidence against Mr Lomax when he next appears in court.
Mr Lomax – a former international rugby league representative – declined an interview, but is expected to address the media after the charges are withdrawn in the ACT Magistrates Court on October 19.
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union said the defence would seek costs and indicated Mr Lomax could sue for wrongful arrest.
In a number of high profile arrests, police attached to the royal commission charged Mr Lomax, 49, with one count of blackmail during Canberra sittings in July.
The Office of ACT Director of Public Prosecutions has written to defence lawyers to notify of their intention to offer no evidence against Mr Lomax when he next appears in court.
Mr Lomax – a former international rugby league representative – declined an interview, but is expected to address the media after the charges are withdrawn in the ACT Magistrates Court on October 19.
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union said the defence would seek costs and indicated Mr Lomax could sue for wrongful arrest.
In a number of high profile arrests, police attached to the royal commission charged Mr Lomax, 49, with one count of blackmail during Canberra sittings in July.
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