Mr Orman was 25 years old when he was convicted on the basis he drove childhood friend and hitman Andrew"Benji"Veniamin to Port Melbourne to kill Peirce.
He has maintained his innocence.
"I didn’t kill him. They[the police] know I didn’t kill him,"he said.
Nicola Gobbo,known as Informer 3838,and Lawyer X.
Ms Gobbo was Mr Orman’s lawyer after he was charged,but she was also working for the police and encouraged a key gangland turncoat to become a witness against Mr Orman.
Mr Orman said he had nothing to say about Ms Gobbo except,"I just want to know why".
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He was sitting on the bed in a Melbourne hotel room with the lawyers who have fought for his release for more than a decade,Galbally Rolfe solicitor Ruth Parker and barrister Carly Marcs Lloyd.
One of the first things Mr Orman did after he walked down the steps of the Supreme Court and onto William Street was jump into a waiting car and go to a mosque to pray with his father.
He then went to Highpoint shopping centre to buy clothes. Apart from a slightly oversized court suit,he didn’t have anything else apart from prison greens.
One of the first things he noticed about the city was the new trams,and the congestion.
"Bloody hell there’s a lot of traffic around,"he said.
The first meal - KFC - was still on its way up to the room and laughter could be heard from the next room where his family and friends were celebrating.
Faruk Orman,a free man,and his lawyer Ruth Parker.Credit:Justin McManus
He said he was appreciative that he still had a chance to spend time with his elderly parents. The first thing he wants to do is marry his fiancee,whom he has been with since before he went to prison.
"I’ve still got a chance. I’ve got all the opportunity,"he said.
"I’ve got lots to be bitter about,but what’s that going to achieve?"
I’ve got lots to be bitter about,but what’s that going to achieve?
Faruk Orman
His lawyers'attention will now shift to Victoria Police with the civil suit.
The case will be led by Jeremy King,who said earlier on Friday that despite Mr Orman’s release,so much remained unanswered about the conduct of the detectives involved in the case against him.
"As part of the civil claim,more things will come out in respect of the conduct of Victoria Police and the conduct of Nicola Gobbo,"Mr King said.
Ms Parker has been Mr Orman's champion since they met when she was in her early 20s and agreed to take on his case pro bono.
"He is the most important client I have ever had,"she said.
"It wasn’t about the bottom dollar. Our industry did this. She[Gobbo] was one of us."
Mr Orman said after 12 years of being known as a number in the prison system,and a gangland hitman to the public,he now wanted one thing.
"To just be a human being and that is fine,"he said.