# AFP won't charge journalist Annika Smethurst after probe of leaked documents

SBS News, 2020-05-27

- Address: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/afp-wont-charge-journalist-annika-smethurst-after-probe-of-leaked-documents/dkd1qxw89
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## Cited by

- [Australia's High Court invalidates warrant for raid on journalist Annika Smethurst](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2020-australia-high-court-invalidates-smethurst-warrant)
- [Claim 475: The AFP's deputy commissioner said there was insufficient evidence to establish the document's path or source.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/475)
- [Claim 476: The journalists' union said the case showed how national-security laws could be misused against public-interest journalism.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/476)
- [Claim 477: The Law Council of Australia's president said the law continued to leave journalists exposed to investigation and prosecution.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/477)

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