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.
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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
