Salim Mehajer gets bail after two months in jail
SALIM Mehajer has left Silverwater jail after his fourth attempt at bail was successful and a $200,000 surety was put up by a car-dealing friend.
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SALIM Mehajer has left Silverwater jail after his fourth attempt at bail was successful and a $200,000 surety was put up by a friend.
After more than two months behind bars, the 31-year-old walked out about 5.45pm wearing a black suit and black tie and holding a clear bag of possessions.
He was met by his lawyer, Zali Burrows, his father, Mohamed Mehajer, and friend Samir Bargshoon.
They helped carry another cardboard box of possessions which was put in the boot of a dark blue Mercedes.
Mehajer hugged the blonde woman and the older man before they got into the car.
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Mehajer won his freedom in the NSW Supreme Court last Thursday but the Easter long weekend delayed his release.
It is understood his paperwork was lodged on Tuesday but more documents were needed before his release on Wednesday night.
To meet bail, he was required to reach $200,000 surety. But two weeks ago he was declared bankrupt.
The surety had to be lodged by an acceptable person and it is understood a car-dealing friend of Mehajer’s provided the large sum.
The former Auburn deputy mayor must now follow strict bail conditions including reporting to Bankstown police station twice daily – once in the morning and once in the evening. He must also be home in Lidcombe by a 9pm curfew each night.
Mehajer can have one mobile phone and he has been required to surrender his passport.
He is also not allowed to leave the state of NSW and cannot go within 500m of Sydney airport.
Mehajer was arrested on January 23 and charged with perverting the course of justice for allegedly staging a car crash while on his way to court to face charges of assaulting a taxi driver with an EFTPOS machine.
Mr Mehajer has denied any involvement in the alleged scam.
He pleaded guilty to the assault which occurred at Star Casino and was given a three-year good behaviour bond and ordered to undergo anger management counselling.
Last week the court heard that Mehajer had been charged with a new count of perverting the course of justice for allegedly providing fraudulent letters in a bail application at Burwood Local Court.
In granting him bail, Judge Desmond Fagan said Mehajer was “his own worst enemy” and his behaviour had been “extremely erratic”.
While still behind bars, Mehajer was declared bankrupt by the Federal Circuit Court in Sydney after the liquidator of his failed company SM Projects served him with a bankruptcy notice via email in September last year over a $200,000 debt.