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Immigrant charged after ankle bracelet goes flat

By Melissa Meehan
Updated April 19 2024 - 7:25pm, first published 7:19pm
The AFP has charged a Sudanese man for letting his electronic monitoring device go flat. (Julian Smith/AAP PHOTOS)
The AFP has charged a Sudanese man for letting his electronic monitoring device go flat. (Julian Smith/AAP PHOTOS)

A Sudanese man faces jail time after Australian Federal Police charged him for letting his electronic monitoring device go flat and not residing where he was supposed to.

The 45-year-old man faced the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Thursday for breaching the conditions of his Commonwealth visa by failing to live at a listed place of residence and allowing his monitoring device to go flat.

He was granted bail to appear on May 22.

Each offence carries a maximum penalty of five years' imprisonment and a $93,900 fine.

Australian Associated Press