Mick Gatto sues ABC for defamation over 'Lawyer X' report

Gatto’s lawyer says article a ‘smear piece’ and denies client involved in Melbourne gangland deaths or threats

Mick Gatto has launched legal action against the ABC over claims the national broadcaster defamed him in a report about Melbourne’s “Lawyer X” scandal.

The suit, filed in Victoria’s supreme court, seeks damages over what Gatto alleges are claims he “is one of Australia’s most violent criminals”.

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