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This is the confusing bit for me"A Melbourne gangland underling who has been in jail for years for driving a murder getaway car has won the right to appeal following 'Lawyer X' revelations.
Melissa Iaria and Amber Wilson
Australian Associated PressJUNE 26, 20196:58PM
A man found guilty of acting as the getaway driver for an infamous Melbourne gangland murder could walk free from jail following the 'Lawyer X' scandal.
Faruk Orman was jailed for 20 years in 2009 after the underworld slaying of career criminal Victor Peirce at the hands of hitman Andrew "Benji" Veniamin.
Orman was found to have helped plan the execution and drove the getaway car.
The now-37-year-old has remained behind bars for 12 years, including pre-sentence detention, despite professing his innocence throughout and having previously fought all the way to the High Court.
But that could all change following revelations gangland lawyer Nicola Gobbo - also known as Lawyer X - was informing to police about the figures she represented, including Orman.
On Wednesday, Attorney-General Jill Hennessy announced she would refer Orman's matter to the Court of Appeal, which will decide if his case involved a miscarriage of justice.
Ms Hennessy said it was not necessary to wait until the final report by an ongoing royal commission into the management of police informers, given the volume of material already available about Ms Gobbo's conduct in relation to Orman. ..."
'Lawyer X' case subject to Vic appeal
A man found guilty of acting as the getaway driver for an infamous Melbourne gangland murder could walk free from jail following the 'Lawyer X' scandal.www.news.com.au
And then we have this - we have a right to know but only if the media can charge us for it.
Your right to know is our greatest concern
Fighting for press freedom and the public’s right to know isn’t a cause News has just discovered.www.news.com.au
Did Gobbo get on the stand during Ormans trial and implicate him?
ie how do her whispers to police change if he was or wasnt in the car ? In all of these cases did she give testimony or were they built on information given and why does it change based on her being a lawyer? ( I understand the ethical argument)
''I heard Orman was the driver the night Victor got killed''
How does that change whether it is from Gobbo or Gabbo? The police still need to investigate the claims. If they hold up in court then so be it