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Apex gang member’s shocking crime spree after he was saved from deportation 

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Apex gang member’s shocking crime spree after he was saved from deportation 

A member of the notorious Apex gang who was saved from deportation three years ago has gone on to commit a violent crime spree.

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal overturned the government’s decision to send Chad Samupo back to his native New Zealand, despite knowing he had a long history of violence.

It was argued that the 23-year-old ‘was or may be a risk to the health, safety or good order of the Australian community’.

But after being allowed to stay in Australia, Samupo went on to commit assault, robbery and property damage offences.

A member of the notorious Apex gang who was saved from deportation three years ago has gone on to commit a violent crime spree. An Apex gang member is pictured

A member of the notorious Apex gang who was saved from deportation three years ago has gone on to commit a violent crime spree. An Apex gang member is pictured

A member of the notorious Apex gang who was saved from deportation three years ago has gone on to commit a violent crime spree. An Apex gang member is pictured

He pleaded guilty and is due to be sentenced in the Melbourne’ Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.  

Samupo’s lengthy criminal record includes charges of assaulting police, resisting arrest, assaulting an emergency worker and illegal drug use and possession, The Daily Telegraph reported.

Samupo had his visa cancelled in February 2017 by a delegate of then Immigration Minister Peter Dutton.

The Apex gang member successfully appealed to the AAT while in detention awaiting deportation.   

AAT Deputy President Jan Redfern and AAT part-time member Alison Murphy decided not to cancel Samupo’s visa. 

The tribunal let Samupo stay in Australia despite Victoria Police’s anti-gangs squad giving evidence that he was a member of Apex – a predominantly Sudanese group from Dandenong who were responsible for the 2016 Moomba riots.  

Victoria Police also told the AAT that Samupo held a violent and aggressive leading role in the gang’s offences.

The Apex gang member successfully appealed to the AAT while in detention awaiting deportation. An Apex gang member is pictured

The Apex gang member successfully appealed to the AAT while in detention awaiting deportation. An Apex gang member is pictured

The Apex gang member successfully appealed to the AAT while in detention awaiting deportation. An Apex gang member is pictured

The AAT members’ reasons for saving the Apex gang member from deportation included not wanting to separate him from his Melbourne-based family as well as his mental condition.

‘We accept his behaviour remains of concern and he remains at risk of reoffending, particularly in view of his serious mental illness,’ the AAT’s 2017 written decision said.

‘All these matters weigh towards cancellation of his visa.

‘Weighing against these matters are the applicant’s long residence in this country, the fact his immediate family all reside here and the hardship that will be caused to the applicant and his family if his visa is cancelled.’

Who are the Apex Gang?

The group originated in Dandenong, about 30km south-east of Melbourne’s CBD, in early 2016

The members are primarily from a Sudanese refugee background

They are responsible for the Moomba riots in March 2016

They rose to prominence after the Moomba Festival riots in March 2016

The parents of some members are so worried they’re sending their children back to Africa

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Source: Daily Mail Australia | World News

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