Man who spent a decade behind bars acquitted due to Lawyer X betrayal

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The Lawyer X scandal has led to Zlate Cvetanovski's acquittal of drug trafficking convictions after he spent more than a decade in jail. 9News

acquittal of drug trafficking convictions after he spent more than a decade in jail.

Mr Cvetanovski is the second client of Lawyer X, Nicola Gobbo, to have his convictions overturned, with Faruk Orman set free last year. In a statement, Mr Cvetanovski said today marked an end to a "traumatic, frustrating, and confusing period" of his life.

 

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