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'Lawyer X' Nicola Gobbo tells court time in police protection was 'like imprisonment'

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The woman unmasked as police informant Lawyer X has resumed giving evidence in her civil trial against Victoria Police. Nicola Gobbo is suing for damages, claiming the force acted negligently by grooming her to become a police source. She's described her years under police protection as 'a period of imprisonment' that has left her broken.
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