Alleged Hells Angels 'kingpin' ramps up News Corp defamation fight
Angelo Pandeli has enlisted top barrister Sue Chrysanthou and is seeking aggravated damages in a high stakes defamation battle with News Corp Australia.
An alleged high-ranking member of the Hells Angels motorcycle club has enlisted high profile barrister Sue Chrysanthou SC in his defamation battle against News Corp Australia over a series of stories that depicted him as a “cocaine kingpin” and the leader of a “multi-billion-dollar criminal enterprise”.
Documents filed with the federal court viewed by Capital Brief show Angelo Pandeli is seeking aggravated damages for a string of articles published in print and online across the Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun and Adelaide Advertiser between January and September last year. The claim also includes video content posted to News Corp Australia’s digital platforms.
Pandeli, who is being represented by Sydney criminal lawyer Paul McGirr claims that the collection of content has caused or is likely to cause damage to his relationships and financial institutions to refuse his business.
“As the matter has progressed and is now before the court it would be inappropriate to make a comment at this stage,” McGirr told Capital Brief.
