Overview
- Australian Federal Police arrested Karim Mohamed Salem, 45, near Bellingen after an investigation into a November Facebook video, and officers seized an electronic device.
- Salem is charged with using a carriage service to threaten serious harm, an offence that carries a maximum penalty of seven years’ imprisonment.
- Prosecutors told the court the video threatened to shoot Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and included grievances against authority figures.
- The magistrate imposed strict bail conditions including a ban on social media, daily reporting to Coffs Harbour Police, a $500 surety, notification if he obtains another phone, surrender of his passport, an airport exclusion, and a one-phone limit with PIN disclosure.
- The court heard Salem was living in his car; the magistrate said he had made admissions and was expected to plead guilty, with the next appearance set for January 28.