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Legendary gangland figure walks free
- On Friday morning, Tony Mokbel walked free after prosecutors discontinued his final Orbital charge and judicial registrar Timothy Freeman discharged his bail with no pending matters.
- The Director of Public Prosecutions said the choice followed careful consideration, citing likely ongoing delays, the age of the alleged offending, no actual importation, and Mokbel's age, health and lengthy term served.
- The Orbital case centred on an alleged 100 kilograms of MDMA transaction in June 2005 from an Australian Federal Police officer, with prosecutors alleging a $1.2 million price.
- Mokbel told media 'Beautiful. It feels really nice, and life goes on now' as he left court, now free to travel without restriction after bail was discharged.
- The outcome underscores the long fallout from the Lawyer‑X scandal involving Nicola Gobbo, as three judges found Gobbo and Victoria Police colluded to undermine justice, prompting acquittals and retrials.
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