ations ). ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Br ash ▁had ▁obtained ▁a ▁High ▁Court ▁inj unction ▁prohib iting ▁the ▁distribution ▁or ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁private ▁emails ▁alleg edly ▁un law fully ▁taken ▁from ▁his ▁computer , ▁following ▁on going ▁rum ours ▁that ▁his ▁oppon ents ▁would ▁publish ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁his ▁personal ▁emails ▁as ▁a ▁book , ▁and ▁he ▁confirmed ▁that ▁the ▁police ▁had ▁comm enced ▁a ▁criminal ▁investigation ▁into ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁email - the ft . ▁However ▁he ▁claimed ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁wish ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁H ager ▁book . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁res ignation ▁announ cement , ▁Br ash ▁also ▁announced ▁he ▁had ▁cleared ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁book ' s ▁release ▁by ▁providing ▁copies ▁of ▁his ▁emails ▁to ▁H ager , ▁and ▁stated ▁it ▁had ▁nothing ▁to ▁with ▁his ▁res ignation . ▁ ▁Br ash ▁also ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁did ▁not ▁contribute ▁to ▁his ▁decision ▁to ▁res ign ▁as ▁National ▁Party ▁leader . ▁The ▁book , ▁The ▁H ollow ▁Men : ▁A ▁Study ▁in ▁the ▁Polit ics ▁of ▁De ception , ▁details ▁Br ash ' s ▁rise ▁to ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Party ▁as ▁assist ed ▁by ▁an ▁" in form al ▁network ▁of ▁people ▁from ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁politics ", ▁including ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁A CT ▁members . ▁It ▁also ▁documents ▁that ▁senior ▁National ▁Party ▁figures , ▁including ▁Br ash , ▁knew ▁of ▁the ▁Ex