Man acquitted over ASIO leak - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
A former ASIO officer found guilty of leaking confidential documents to the media has won an appeal against his conviction.
James Paul Seivers was last year found guilty of taking home classified documents related to terrorism threats in Indonesia before the Bali bombings.
His former housemate, Francis Matthew O'Ryan, was also found guilty of aiding Mr Seivers by sending the information to The Australian newspaper in 2004.
Mr Seivers was sentenced to 12 months' jail with six months to be served as periodic detention.
The ACT Court of Appeal today overturned Mr Seivers' guilty verdict, finding the fairness of the trial was compromised.
It said there was no possibility of a new trial and entered a verdict of acquittal.
