David Sharaz says he won’t fight defamation but asks Linda Reynolds to settle with Brittany Higgins

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In a post on X, Sharaz says if the Liberal senator doesn’t settle, Higgins will have to face her third trial stemming from allegations Bruce Lehrmann raped her in parliament house

Senator Linda Reynolds is suing Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz for defamation over a series of social media posts she says damaged her reputation.Senator Linda Reynolds is suing Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz for defamation over a series of social media posts she says damaged her reputation.

“I cannot afford to pay legal costs to defend myself over a 6 week trial. As a result I have today informed the court that I will not fight Reynolds’ legal action any more.”“I now appeal for Senator Reynolds to settle her litigation against Brittany, a rape victim, by agreeing to disagree and putting all of this behind them,” Sharaz’s statement continued.

Reynolds is suing Sharaz over tweets and a Facebook comment made in 2022. Among the defamatory imputations claimed against Sharaz’s tweets were that Reynolds put pressure on Higgins not to proceed with a genuine complaint to police, that she “is a hypocrite in her advocacy for women’s interests and empowerment”, and she interfered in Bruce Lehrmann’s trial and bullied Higgins.

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