An Iraqi refugee man on Australia who claims he was wrongly fined with AU$250 speeding ticket has spent over AU$20,000 to win the said injustice he claims in court. The man says he is determined to go all the way to High Court and to be the first Australian to take a speeding ticket case on the High court.
Mustafa Al Shakarji, an Iraqi who moved to Australia in 2002, he was pulled over and was given a speeding ticket by the Australian authorities in Mach 2012, Metro reported. However, he denied the speeding allegations. The local authorities reported, he was driving at 88kmh (55mph) in a 60kmh (37mph) zone.
He explained, "In Iraq I couldn't stand up to speak out, but here you can when you don't think it's right, so why wouldn't you?" Al Shakarji filmed the incident in secret while the authorities also done the same, according to Mirror UK. Despite his family urged him to just pay the fine, Al Shakarji said he will fight on a legal battle.
"I am from a country rife with corruption in the police and the government, but Australia is so different," he said. The Newser reported, a radar expert explained, police's radar detector was not correctly installed on the car's proper location. "The whole operation comes into question because you are now using a device outside the guidelines," a radar expert said.
After five hearings, which have involved him winning an appeal and then police appealing that ruling, he is back at square one. He is determined to take the matter to the Court of Appeal.
Back in 2011, Shakarji had successfully fought another ticket he felt was unfair. In the case, Shakarji used Google Earth images to argue that the police had penalized the wrong car. Even though he is representing himself, one estimate is that he has spent at least $100,000 in the legal proceedings. He added he is 100 percent sure justice will be served for him.
