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| 17/08/02 |
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"Mickelberg
gamble pays off for author - His supporters say his behaviour in front
of the police royal commission that led him to the brink of a jail sentence
has succeeded in getting the Mickelberg case sent to the Supreme Court...After
Mr Lovell walked out of the commission, Mr McGinty changed his mind &
signed the order referring the Mickelberg case to the Court of Criminal
Appeal...Mr Lovell says he also had a genuine belief that his summons to
appear before the commission was not valid because it referred to events
in 1982. The commission's terms of reference appear to restrict it to investigating
matters from 1985 onwards. He now admits he was wrong in his belief, &
that his 1200 court appearances on his own behalf might have given him some
misplaced confidence about his abilities as a 'bush' lawyer" Subiaco
Post |
| 16/08/02 |
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Avon
was quoted as saying he had achieved his goal to get the Mickelberg case
to the court of criminal appeal, "I just want to get on with my
business, my work and get my life back" - The Australian Newspaper. |
| 15/08/02 |
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Sentencing!
Judges fine Lovell $30,000 for 3 contempt of court convictions. |
| 15/08/02 |
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"Mint
witness back - An application to expedite the evidence of former detective
Tony Lewandowski, who admitted framing the Mickelberg brothers over the
1982 Perth Mint Swindle, will be heard by a Perth court tomorrow. Mr Lewandowski
is believed to have returned to Perth from Thailand at the weekend."
The Australian |
| 12/08/02 |
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Avon's
book 'The Mickelberg Stitch' finally enjoys a public launch
at Dymocks, Perth City Store |
| 06/08/02 |
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"Lovell
faces jail sentence - Convicted author says he wants to help commission
'get the bastards'. Author Avon Lovell faces a possible jail term after
being found in contempt of the police royal commission. Lovell...was convicted
in the State Full Court yesterday on three counts of contempt." The
West Australian |
| 25/07/02 |
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"I
will be first person jailed: Lovell - Mr Lovell said he had provided
evidence of major police corruption yet he was the first person most likely
to be jailed in relation to the royal commission. He had wanted his case
heard by a single judge so that he could appeal against an unfavourable
decision to the Full Court. As it stands the Full Court will hear the contempt
case...In the Full Court yesterday Mr Kevin Penkin said it would be submitted
that there had been no contempt because the summons was beyond the power
of the royal commission." The West Australian |
| 24/07/02 |
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"Brothers
get day in sun - Attorney-General
Jim McGinty sent the Perth Mint swindle case back to the Court of Criminal
Appeal yesterday, saying it was time Ray & Peter Mickelberg had their
day in court." The West Australian |
| 19/07/02 |
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"Lovell
bailed on contempt - The original arrest warrant alleged Lovell committed
three contempts: failing to answer a summons to appear on Monday, refusing
to give evidence when he did attend on Wednesday & leaving without being
released. Lovell replied that he had not committed contempt. He had
made submissions that the commission did not have authority to ask him questions
as he was not a police officer & his evidence did not fall within the
term of reference." The West Australian |
| 17/07/02 |
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"I'll
face inquiry as a courtesy: Lovell - Mickelberg advocate Avon Lovell,
who defied a subpoena to go before the royal commission into police corruption
on Monday, intends to appear before today's hearing out of courtesy. He
said yesterday he wished to know what it wanted from him in relation to
the confession he got from self-confessed corrupt former detective Tony
Lewandowski." The West Australian |
| 16/07/02 |
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"New
moves to get witness home - Negotiations to bring Tony Lewandowski back
from Thailand to Perth were taking place behind the scenes, author Avon
Lovell said yesterday...he railed against Attorney General Jim McGinty's
handling of the affair. He denounced the possibility of his imprisonment
for failing to attend the inquiry as 'stupid' pointing out the paradox of
jailing him when he had exposed police corruption." The West
Australian |
| 15/07/02 |
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"Mickelberg
author defiant - The police royal commission resumes today with the
threat of imprisonment hanging over author Avon Lovell" The West
Australian |
| 13/07/02 |
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"Confession
in the spotlight - Author Avon Lovell...said he had been subpoenaed
to the inquiry (royal commission) but would boycott it because it was an
inappropriate forum for the case. He said he got a sworn & signed confession
from Mr Lewandowski to support a petition to refer brothers Ray & Peter
Mickelberg's conviction to the Court of Criminal Appeal. Instead, the
case was going to the Royal Commission which did not have the power to overturn
the brothers' conviction.", "I have told the commission I'm
not going to attend,' Lovell said" The West Australian |
| 13/07/02 |
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"Hopes
rest on bent cops - Top detective's death may break wall of silence",
Mickelbergs will apply today to have their case heard again by the court
of criminal appeal. The West Australian |
| 23/06/02 |
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"Stitch
has become a smokescreen...A week has passed since The Sunday Times
asked Attorney-General Jim McGinty a list of questions about
the handling of the confidential new evidence in the Mickelberg case. The
newspaper has not even received a telephone call in response. This from
a state government which has declared itself open & accountable in dealing
with the sensitive issue." Editorial The Sunday Times |
| 15/06/02 |
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"This
time, the stitch is by Lovell...when former detective Tony Lewandowski
decided to become our most famous dobber last week, it was his old enemy
Avon Lovell who stitched up the deal...he gave no hint of the months of
work & negotiations it took for Mr Lewandowski to steel himself for
the flak that would follow breaking the code of silence" Bret Christian,
Subiaco Post |
| 12/06/02 |
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Fingerprint
expert Terry Nesbitt...says he feels vindicated by Tony Lewandowski's
admission of fabricated evidence. Mr Nesbitt said he was initially sceptical
of the Mickelbergs' case but his views changed when he found three fingeprints
on the cheque. "They were all identical - all from the same angle
& the same finger," he said. |
| 12/06/02 |
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"Enduring
Lovell...One man who copped almost as hard a time from the cops &
the West Australian establishment as the Mickelbergs was Avon Lovell...had
his phone tapped, received death threats, was briefly jailed & had his
book banned by the WA government. Yesterday he was quietly, but happily,
celebrating his vindication" D.D McNicoll, The Australian. |
| 11/06/02 |
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"Ex-cop
admits framing gold swindle brothers", The Australian Newspaper-Front
Page. View Acrobat (PDF)
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