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Sunday, April 2, 2017
Ex-Auburn deputy mayor Salim Mehajer has been arrested over a disagreement with a taxi driver in Sydney. Police were called to The Star casino in Pyrmont around 4.30am this morning after it was reported a man allegedly stole an EFTPOS machine and a mobile phone from the taxi he was in before attacking the driver. The 38-year-old driver was allegedly struck in the face, and received an injury to his nose. The former Auburn deputy mayor was later today charged with assault occasioning actually bodily harm and larceny, a police statement said. A spokeswoman for NSW police said police would forensically examine the phone and eftpos machine “to determine any links” to the incident. This incident follows a string of other notable incidents; his last being a court appearance in November, in which AFP prosecutors predicted there would be further charges in connection with his alleged rigging of the 2012 Auburn City Council ballot. He has already been charged with over 100 offences on the matter. Mr Mehajer’s most serious legal woes relate to charges of electoral fraud, which carry a 10-year jail sentence, and are still unfolding in Downing Centre Local Court. Mr Mehajer was given conditional bail and is due to appear before Downing Centre Local Court on March 26.