Lawyer X victim sues for damages over police misconduct

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After years behind bars for a crime he should never have been convicted of, Zlate Cvetanovski is going after the State of Victoria for damages over the embarrassing conduct of Victoria Police officers and disgraced barrister Nicola Gobbo.

He's filed a damages claim in the Supreme Court after his 2011 conviction for drug trafficking was overturned on the basis that Victoria Police knew and didn't tell him that Gobbo - his barrister - was informing on him while also defending the key prosecution witness against him.

Cvetanovski is also seeking exemplary or aggravated damages, claiming the misconduct of four particular officers was a disgrace of the highest order. "The conduct was an affront to the court and criminal justice system, brought the justice system into disrepute and was an embarrassment - the extent of which is not capable of definition."

 

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