A group of Australian Federal Police officers recently had their defamation case against former ACT chief prosecutor Shane Drumgold dismissed by the federal court. The officers were seeking $1.42 million in damages, claiming that Drumgold had defamed them in a written complaint regarding their handling of the Bruce Lehrmann prosecution. The court registrar made the decision to dismiss the case on Tuesday. The officers alleged that Drumgold's complaint about their actions in the Lehrmann case had damaged their reputations. However, the court found in favor of Drumgold and dismissed the defamation claim. This outcome marks the end of a legal battle that had been ongoing between the AFP officers and Drumgold. The officers had sought significant damages, but the court ultimately ruled in favor of the former chief prosecutor. For more news updates, follow our Australia news live blog and sign up for Guardian Australia's morning and afternoon email newsletters for daily news roundups.