Freed asylum seeker is accused of threatening cops with a knife days after ... trends now
A former immigration detainee allegedly threatened a police officer with a knife just days after being charged with breaching his visa conditions.
Sundanese-born Abdelmoez Mohamed Elawad, 45, has been charged and bailed four times for breaching his visa conditions since his release in November.
He was among the 153 asylum seekers who were released from immigration detention following the High Court's NZYQ decision.
Elawad was most recently bailed at Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday and had appeared at the same court just five days earlier on April 29.
A former immigration detainee has been charged and bailed four times after allegedly failing to meet his visa conditions (pictured is Villawood Immigration Detention Centre)
The series of cases has sparked major controversy with calls mounting for Immigration Minister Andrew Giles to resign (pictured, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese)
The 45-year-old faced court after being charged with failing to comply with curfew and monitoring rules between April 20 and 29, The Australian reports.
On April 21, Elawad was arrested and charged for allegedly resisting and assaulting an officer, shop theft, and possession of a dangerous weapon.
Officers threatened Elawad with a Taser during the scuffle in a pub in Footscray, a suburb in inner-city Melbourne.
'The charges relate to an incident at an Albert Street grocery store in Footscray where the man allegedly stole groceries and was reported to be carrying a knife about 9am,' a police spokeswoman said.
'(Police) members tracked the man to a nearby pub on Nicholson Street where he allegedly threatened officers with the knife.
'They drew a Taser and issued a warning, resulting in the
