Lying bloody and helpless after a jailhouse stabbing in 2019, Tony Mokbel must have thought he actually might die behind bars. He returns to court again on Money.
Victoria Police has moved to block any compensation for Faruk Orman, whose murder conviction was quashed in 2019 because of the role played by barrister-turned-police-informer Nicola Gobbo.
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Tony Mokbelâs appeal against drug trafficking convictions could be held within six months and will be spearheaded by the same barrister whose success in the High Court led to George Pellâs acquittal and release from prison.
Mokbel is serving a 30-year prison term but argues his convictions are tainted because his case was corrupted by the involvement of Nicola Gobbo, who acted as a barrister for the crime boss while also snitching on clients as a registered police informer.
Nicola Gobbo with Tony Mokbel.
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Mokbelâs case was one of eight appeals connected to the Gobbo legal scandal to go before Victoriaâs Court of Appeal this week for administrative hearings so court president Chris Maxwell could be updated on how the challenges were progressing.
Former Gobbo clients wait on key documents ahead of appeal hearings
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Jailed drug traffickers who are appealing against their convictions because of their involvements with barrister-turned-informer Nicola Gobbo are still waiting for police to hand over documents they suspect could be crucial in their legal fights.
Four former clients of Ms Gobbo, who was their lawyer while snitching on them as a registered police informer, had their cases before the Court of Appeal on Thursday so court president Chris Maxwell could be updated on how the appeals were progressing. The men argue their convictions were tainted by Ms Gobbo’s connection.
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