🔴 WARNING: What you are about to witness is an unprecedented abuse of power by senior officials of the Victorian Legal Services Board (VLSB) and Channel Nine journalists.<br />On August 22, 2022, senior VLSB officials—Howard Bowles, Howard Rapke, and Gordon Cooper—illegally broke into the private offices of Erudite Legal, accompanied by a full Channel Nine ‘A Current Affair’ crew led by reporter Sam Cucchiara.<br />🎥 What followed was a shocking and meticulously documented violation of client legal privilege, privacy, and professional ethics.<br />🛑 Key Events Captured in the Video:<br />Unlawful entry into Erudite Legal’s premises without notice or proper judicial authority.<br />Aggressive ejection of the firm’s staff member, Ms Lulu Xu, who resisted attempts to access privileged client data.<br />On-camera interference by Channel Nine within the firm's offices—filming confidential legal files and interviewing the very solicitor (Howard Rapke) supposedly acting for the firm's clients in pending litigation against Channel Nine.<br />Exposure of privileged documents on desks, visible on national TV the same evening—a direct breach of the Legal Profession Uniform Law.<br />Involvement of Victoria Police officers (Sgt Tim Guerin & Snr Const Mark Homberg) under the guise of "peacekeeping", later revealed to have coordinated with the VLSB and prosecution to seize evidence for criminal proceedings against the very people the firm was defending.<br />Multiple ethics violations were committed in real-time by lawyers and investigators, now under investigation by IBAC.<br />📜 This incident was followed 11 days later by Mr Rapke filing a Notice of Ceasing to Act—proving that he was still acting for Mr Kuksal and Ms Di Gregorio during the raid while giving Channel Nine and Cucchiara direct access to their privileged files.<br />📂 New material disclosed in late 2023 reveals that this was not an isolated incident. At least one police informant (Mitchell Olney) is now the subject of a serious IBAC corruption investigation for allegedly colluding with the VLSB to sabotage criminal defence cases through abuse of legal process.<br />💥 Why it matters:<br /> This video is a real-time exposé of systemic corruption involving:<br />The Victorian Legal Services Board<br />Senior legal practitioners<br />Victoria Police<br />And a major national broadcaster<br />These institutions conspired to undermine the constitutional rights of individuals by:<br />Violating client legal privilege<br />Ignoring due process<br />Abusing statutory powers<br />And weaponising the media for public shaming and intimidation<br />✅ All criminal charges were later dropped. Mr Kuksal and Ms Xu were fully exonerated, and the police were ordered to pay their legal costs.<br />📌 If you believe in justice, the rule of law, and the importance of institutional accountability, share this video.<br />💬 Comment below if you or someone you know has been subject to abuse of power by legal or police institutions. Your voice matters.<br />📢 Subscribe for more investigations into legal corruption and whistleblower cases.
