Former deputy mayor Salim Mehajer has expressed gratitude for a second chance after being given a short jail sentence for setting up a fake car crash and providing false details to manipulate traffic fines.
's Downing Centre District Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to a slew of charges relating to crimes spanning back over more than 10 years.
His accomplices in the incident expected to be paid for their roles, with some previously chasing the former deputy mayor for money, Judge Warwick Hunt said during sentencing on Tuesday.There was also a financial incentive for Mehajer with a certificate of insurance worth $156,780 taken out on the vehicle, the judge found.
Judge Hunt sentenced him to a total of 24 months backdated to August 15 last year to take into account time already served in custody.The judge found Mehajer would face difficulties in custody after showing symptoms of bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and body dysmorphic disorder. He will not be released in December unless he successfully appeals his convictions and seven-year-and-nine-month sentence imposed by Judge James Bennett in May for the assault, intimidation and choking of a woman, and the creation of fraudulent documents.
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