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Australian drug boss to be retried after lawyer’s police informant past exposed
The Court of Appeal acquitted Mokbel on the Quills case, ordered a retrial on Orbital, and rejected his appeal on Magnum, following Lawyer X scandal revelations.
- On Oct 3, the Victorian Court of Appeal in Melbourne ruled that Tony Mokbel must face further proceedings after his defence lawyer was revealed as a police informant.
- Ms Nicola Gobbo's role as a police informer while representing Mokbel breached professional duties, a Royal Commission found, forming the legal basis for his appeal and retrials.
- In the Quills ruling the judges quashed convictions and entered acquittal, ordered a new trial on Orbital charges, but dismissed Mokbel's appeal on the Magnum conviction.
- Mokbel walked out of court on Friday with his bail extended, his electronic monitoring bracelet relaxed, and the public prosecutor did not oppose continued bail.
- Mokbel's appeal is scheduled to continue in the Supreme Court later, with his legal team arguing he would not have pleaded guilty if unaware of Ms Gobbo's double life.
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Sydney Morning Herald+2 Reposted by 2 other sources
Why the court got it right on Mokbel and put a dent in his compensation hopes
The court may have been tempted to punish police for their sneaky tactics, but we can’t forget Tony Mokbel was a professional, prodigious, and unapologetic drug dealer.
·Sydney, Australia
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