Disgraced former politician Salim Mehajer shares cryptic life update after walking free from jail
The bankrupt property developer and one-time Auburn deputy mayor walked from a western Sydney prison as a free man on July 18 following a five-year stint behind bars.
He had been in prison since November 2020, when he was jailed for lying to a court, and has served back-to-back sentences for a raft of other offences, including domestic violence against an ex-partner.
Mehajer took to Instagram on Saturday to share a selfie, sporting a white Adidas sports-style shirt and black sunglasses.
'The comeback will be greater than the setback,' Mehajer wrote.
The Instagram story was captioned 'inshallah', which translates to God willing in Arabic.
The update comes after he showed off a fresh haircut to his 129,000 followers last Monday.
Gone was the man bun he sported when he left John Morony Correctional Centre as a free man two weeks earlier.
Mehajer has since visited the hairdresser to get it chopped off and flaunted his new look with followers last Monday.
The close-up selfie showed Mehajer, usually only seen in tight-fitting suits, enjoying his new freedom, sporting a grey tracksuit as he relaxed on a bed.
The selfie was captioned with his initials in the top left corner.
Upon his release, Mehajer went straight to Westfield Parramatta to get a new driver's licence at Service NSW.
He then headed to a cosmetic dentist in Hornsby in Sydney 's north, where he spent an hour getting his teeth fixed.
Mehajer this week announced a major update in a court appeal against his domestic violence convictions and sentence, which he argued was 'defective' and unfair.
He told the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal on Monday that solicitor Zali Burrows, whose signature Mehajer was previously found guilty of forging, would represent him.
His bid for a three-month adjournment in the appeal was granted by Justice Julie Ward.
Mehajer was sentenced to a maximum of seven years and nine months' jail, but walked free last month when his non-parole period expired.
The NSW State Parole Authority recently ruled that Mehajer had completed all possible programs in prison and that his rehabilitation was better served in the community under the supervision of a psychologist and community corrections officers.
As part of his strict parole conditions, Mehajer must undergo drug and alcohol testing, participate in domestic violence programs if directed, and not communicate with any outlaw motorcycle gang bikies or associates.
He is also banned from contacting his domestic violence victim and travelling to the NSW Central Coast.
Mehajer reappeared on social media within hours of his release from jail.
'I am forever grateful,' he shared on Instagram.
'I am fully committed to fulfilling the expectations placed before me.
'Additionally, I express my sincere appreciation for the unwavering support of my family and friends, as well as the dedication of my legal representative, who has consistently stood by me throughout this journey.'
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