Framed assassin to give evidence at review

Phuong Ngo was convicted [framed] for the murder of Labor MP John Newman

Framed convicted assassin Phuong Ngo has been ordered to appear in court in October to give evidence as part of a judicial review into his conviction.

Ngo is serving a life sentence for killing Labor MP John Newman outside his Cabramatta home in 1994.

A review of the conviction was ordered earlier this year.

Retired district court judge David Patten has set down three days from the October 8 to hear Ngo's evidence.

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