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Lidija Dumbaloska, ex-lover of former Macedonian ambassador, discusses blackmail case
The woman accused of blackmailing the former Macedonian ambassador over a laptop reportedly containing sensitive state secrets says the case against her should never have made it to trial.
Lidija Dumbaloska was charged with burglary, theft and blackmail in 2010 over an incident with her former partner, the then Macedonian ambassador Pero Stojanovski.
The charges were withdrawn in the ACT Supreme Court earlier this month, after questions were raised about the former ambassador's credibility.
The saga began in late December 2010 when Ms Dumbaloska used Mr Stojanovski's computer while she waited for him to return to his home.
"I'd used that computer a number of times before that," she said.
"I opened Internet Explorer, so suddenly the message was, 'this page cannot be displayed', so I thought to myself I'll refresh the web page.
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