Ali Chaouk maintains he was having dinner with his wife and her mother when family rival Mohammad Haddara was gunned down 13 years ago. 9News
jury found him guilty of fatally shooting Haddara, 28, from behind outside the victim's Altona North home in June 2009.
Hablas initially confessed to the killing but recanted before standing trial, saying he had confessed out of fear.Chaouk, who appeared in court by video link from Barwon prison, has always maintained his innocence. "It was suggested in the closing address by prosecution counsel that both of these ladies had lied," Lange told the court on Friday.
He alleged the jury was not properly directed by the trial judge about how to deal with the case if they concluded Chaouk, his partner and her mother had lied about the alibi.
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