Victoria Police chiefs have been sweating bullets for over a decade now, and the moment they’ve been dreading is finally here. Tony Mokbel, the notorious crime lord, is on the verge of walking out of jail thanks to the whole Lawyer X drama. The Supreme Court of Appeal will drop the hammer at 10 am on Friday and decide Mokbel’s fate once and for all.
As Mokbel strutted into the courtroom, the joy was practically oozing out of him. The man known as ‘Fat Tony’ couldn’t contain his excitement as he hugged his loved ones from the confines of the prison dock. Surrounded by a squad of burly Security and Emergency Services Group guards, Mokbel made quite the entrance, arriving in a high-security BearCat police vehicle with a small army of security officers. The media was ready to pounce, cameras at the ready, hoping to catch every moment of this high-stakes drama.
Mokbel’s release hinges on the shady dealings of former criminal barrister Nicola Gobbo, who was playing both sides as an informant for Victoria Police. It’s been a long time coming for Mokbel, who hasn’t felt the sweet taste of freedom in a whopping 6511 days, ever since his capture in Greece in 2007. The whole national debacle surrounding his arrest was made even more comical by the ridiculous wig he was sporting when the cops finally nabbed him. Now, Mokbel is gunning to have his entire conviction thrown out due to the mess caused by Lawyer X.
