MELBOURNE: Visa breaches alleged
An Eritrea-born man was set to appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court last Thursday (Nov. 20) charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions.
The Australian Federal Police charged the man, 38, after he was located in Melbourne.
It isalleged the man breached one of the conditions of his Commonwealth visa by failing to maintain his electronic monitoring device.
When AFP officers arrested him, they allegedly found him in possession of a flick knife and a driver’s licence in another person’s name.
The man has been charged with:
• One count of fail to maintain an electronic monitoring device;
• One count of possess a prohibited weapon; and
• One count of handling stolen goods.

