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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Nino Bucci

Tony Mokbel freed on bail by Victorian court after ‘Lawyer X’ scandal

Tony Mokbel confronts a media scrum as he leaves the court of appeal in Melbourne.
Tony Mokbel confronts a media scrum as he leaves the court of appeal in Melbourne. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

The organised crime figure Tony Mokbel will be released on bail as a consequence of the “joint criminal enterprise” Victorian police entered with Lawyer X, Nicola Gobbo, a court has found.

The Victorian court of appeal ruled on Friday that Mokbel should be released and that there was a “very strong” chance his remaining convictions would be quashed.

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