A former official with the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union has testified before a Victorian royal commission regarding infrastructure project integrity, stating that underworld figure Mick Gatto presented him with a gold bracelet following a violent altercation at a building site.
During the inquiry, Paul Tzimas recounted that the meeting occurred after he and a fellow worker sustained severe injuries during an assault at a construction location. Tzimas is the initial union-affiliated witness to testify before the commission investigating public and civil construction works in Victoria.
Additional information is anticipated to emerge as the proceedings continue.
