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Tony Mokbel arrives at a police station in Melbourne this week.

Why gangland figure Tony Mokbel’s drug trafficking conviction could be overturned

A gangland lawyer became a police informer, but the bad guys got what they deserved, right? Yet, this alleged perversion could see Mokbel cleared.

  • Tammy Mills

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From gangland to Northland: What Tony Mokbel did on his first morning of freedom

Mokbel started his weekend by going for a morning walk with family and supporters in north-east Melbourne.

  • Sherryn Groch
Mokbel and a companion visited Northland Shopping Centre in Melbourne on his first morning of freedom on Saturday, April 5.
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Tony Mokbel goes shopping for the first time in 18 years

Mokbel and a companion visited Northland Shopping Centre in Melbourne on his first morning of freedom on Saturday, April 5.

Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel walked from custody for the first time in almost 20 years on Friday.

A curfew and a smartphone ban: The bail conditions that will control Tony Mokbel’s life

Tony Mokbel will have his first full day of freedom in almost 20 years this weekend. But 31 bail conditions will control what he does.

  • Cassandra Morgan
Tony Mokbel leaves the Court of Appeal on Friday.

Mokbel: The last chapter is yet to be written

The judicial process around Tony Mokbel makes the Suburban Rail Loop look like a frugal investment and the CFMEU a benevolent organisation.

  • John Silvester
Tony Mokbel leaves court on Friday.

Drug kingpin to fugitive to free man: Mokbel walks after 18 years behind bars

The drug kingpin will wear an ankle bracelet, report to police daily and be subject to a curfew after three Court of Appeal judges released him on bail.

  • Erin Pearson and Chris Vedelago
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Tony Mokbel has been granted bail in Melbourne after 18 years in custody.
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Tony Mokbel walks free after 18 years behind bars

Tony Mokbel has been granted bail in Melbourne after 18 years in custody.

A sketch of Tony Mokbel in court on Tuesday.

As Tony Mokbel fights for freedom, the court has three options

There is this sense that the courts may be tempted to acquit the drug kingpin, to punish police for sneakily using barrister turned informer Nicola Gobbo as a spy.

  • John Silvester
Tony Mokbel arriving to court on Tuesday.

Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel wants to taste freedom for the first time in 18 years

If released, Mokbel will be free for the first time since 2007, when he was famously arrested in Greece disguised in a wig.

  • Erin Pearson and Chris Vedelago
Underworld lawyer Sarah Tricarico leaves Melbourne Magistrates’ Court.

Suspended gangland lawyer wins fight to keep Tony Mokbel as a client

Sarah Tricarico will be allowed to continue to represent Mokbel as she vows to fight the suspension of her practising certificate after being charged following a police sting.

  • Erin Pearson

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