Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel hires George Pell's lawyer for freedom bid
9News Staff
Convicted drug kingpin Tony Mokbel could have his bid for freedom heard by Victoria's highest court in July.
Mokbel has now hired the lawyer who helped Cardinal George Pell quash his conviction in the High Court.
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His defence hopes the betrayal he suffered at the hands of police informer Nicola Gobbo will overturn his 30-year drug trafficking sentence.
The Court of Appeal said Mokbel's case would be heard as a matter of priority.
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