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September 8th, 2011 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
GANGLAND killer Carl Williams believed at the time of his death that crown prosecutors would back his bid to be released early from prison in exchange for co-operating with police.
The revelation yesterday came from the slain drug lord’s ex-barrister, Shane Tyrrell, who gave evidence against the man accused of murdering Williams in Victoria’s Barwon Prison last year.
Matthew Charles Johnson, 38, has pleaded not guilty to murder, claiming he killed out of self-defence because Williams planned to have him killed.
The jury heard Williams had agreed with police they would pay for his daughter’s school fees and his father’s $750,000 tax debt in return for his co-operation with an investigation into police corruption.
He was also negotiating to ensure he was eligible for a $1 million reward if his information led to a conviction in the case of a double homicide.
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Williams, 39, was serving a life sentence with a minimum 35 years before possibility of parole for the murders of Jason and Lewis Moran, Michael Marshall and Mark Mallia.
Mr Tyrrell said Williams and his legal team hoped “somewhere in the vicinity of five to 10 years” could be shaved off the non-parole period in exchange for the co-operation. It was anticipated prosecutors and the police would support Williams’s application to the Court of Appeal to have the sentence reduced.
The jury has heard it was common knowledge in the jail that Williams was co-operating with police. Mr Tyrrell said Williams never expressed concern about living with Johnson or their other cellmate, Tommy Ivanovic, but was worried about repercussions from other inmates.
“He was concerned that because he was co-operating with police . . . he knew that he was a potential target for other prisoners,” Mr Tyrrell said. “He was also concerned about the fact that he was dealing with police getting out through prison authorities. He was not, can I say, trustful of the prison guards.”
Williams’s father, George, has testified his son told Johnson of his deal with the police and that Johnson approved.
Under questioning from Johnson’s barrister, Bill Stuart, Mr Williams agreed Johnson would not have approved of inmates talking to police unless they were only talking about police corruption.
“A person who assists the police in investigations is referred to as a dog, aren’t they,” Mr Stuart said.
“Generally, yes,” Mr Williams replied.
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