Freed High Court immigration detainee granted bail after breaching curfew in Melbourne

Days after a Perth grandmother was allegedly bashed by a released immigration detainee, a Sudanese-born man freed under the High Court’s indefinite detention ruling has been bailed after being charged with breaching his curfew in Melbourne.

A Sudanese-born man released under the High Court’s controversial indefinite detention decision has been bailed after allegedly breaching his curfew orders in Melbourne.

The Australian Federal Police charged 45-year-old Abdelmoez Mohamed Elawad with the curfew breach and failing to keep his monitoring device in working order, charges which both carry a maximum of five years’ jail.

Police arrested Mr Elawad on Monday after they tracked him down in Melbourne and he was granted bail after fronting the Melbourne Magistrates Court.

The AFP allege he breached his visa conditions three times between April 20 and April 29 by not following curfew orders.

Mr Elawad was also charged back in December for other visa breaches, when police alleged he went to Melbourne Airport and stole luggage from a traveller who was asleep in a terminal.

It was alleged that he breached conditions of his Commonwealth visa on December 1 by failing to observe his residential curfew obligations.

His lawyer at the time said his client had several health issues including schizophrenia, HIV, diabetes, drug withdrawal, high cholesterol and blood pressure.

Following Monday’s arrest, Mr Elawad faces three fresh charges of failing to comply with a curfew condition and one count of failing to ensure his monitoring device remained in good working order.

On top of prison time, he also faces a $93,000 fine for each offence.

He will return to court on May 22.

Several detainees have been charged with breaching their visa conditions in the wake of the bungle. Picture: Martin Ollman

Several detainees have been charged with breaching their visa conditions in the wake of the bungle, which saw 149 people across Australia released from immigration detention with invalid visas.

Due to their visas being invalid, many face the possibility of escaping conviction for breaching their strict monitoring conditions.

Federal law states that all detainees must take steps to make sure their tracking devices are in working order at all times.

The ruling in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court comes just days after a Perth grandmother was violently attacked allegedly by another released immigration detainee.

Perth couple Ninette and Philip Simons, both in their 70s, were bashed in their homes allegedly by three men.

One of the men charged over the attack is Kuwait-born Majid Jamshidi Doukoshkan, 43, who was released into the community after the High Court’s decision.