It can be revealed a second man accused of a brutal attack on a Perth grandmother was released from detention when Peter Dutton was minister for home affairs.
A second man accused of a brutal attack on a Perth grandmother, in a case that sparked a furore over the migration system, was released from federal detention in early 2020 when Opposition Leader Peter Dutton was minister for home affairs.in the aggravated assault and robbery on April 16 that left Ninette Simons, 73, suffering severe injuries that were shown in graphic images across the national media.
Court records also show that Tahami was charged with a string of offences after the Coalition government released him from detention, leading to him being fined for drug possession and driving under the influence of illicit drugs.Dutton has slammed Labor for releasing 153 detainees into the community despite their criminal histories after a contentious High Court ruling in November ended years of indefinite detention for people who could not be deported to their home countries.
The federal records show that Tahami was not one of the 153 people released by the current government after the High Court ruling because he was released by the previous government more than four years ago. In line with the treatment of other convicted criminals who are not Australian citizens, Tahami had his refugee status revoked in February 2019 and was transferred to immigration detention after his prison sentence while officials sought to deport him to his home country.
The Coalition said this proved Immigration Minister Andrew Giles was not doing enough to keep the community safe.
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