ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold, 58, has offered his resignation in the wake of the leaked Sofronoff report and will enter retirement.Sources confirmed to news.com.au that he had tendered his resignation and planned to enter retirement. Mr Drumgold has been on paid leave since May when he ended a torrid day in the witness box.Mr Drumgold has been a prosecutor for the ACT DPP since 2002 and had been in the role of the territory chief prosecutor for the past four years.It’s a stunning outcome after Mr Drumgold effectively demanded the inquiry in a furious letter to ACT Chief Police Officer Neil Gaughan on November 1, 2022, which included what the inquiry described as “scandalous allegations” about political interference.
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