New law introduced to block legal challenge to An0m organised crime bust

People charged after AFP sting against encypted app claim information was not obtained lawfully

The Albanese government will try to block legal challenges by people charged after an elaborate Australian federal police sting using the encrypted An0m application.

The attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, introduced laws to prevent any legal challenge to Operation Ironside on Thursday, despite special leave already being granted to the high court for an appeal by people charged in South Australia as a result of the sting.

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