On your bike then! Criminal Comanchero
bikie boss turned devout Muslim vows to leave Australia to avoid deportation -
and has already shut down his inner-city halal restaurant
Vince Focarelli was told in February the government wanted to
cancel his visa
Italian-born Focarelli fears he will end up in a detention centre
if he doesn't leave
He spent several years as a bikie member and survived six attempts
on his life
The former Comancheros leader says the 'criminal element of my
life is finished'
A former bikie boss has chosen to
leave Australia rather than risk deportation.
Italian-born Vince Focarelli, who
calls Adelaide home, told 9
News he feared he would end up in a detention centre if he does not leave
Australia on his own accord.
The former Comancheros leader turned
devout Muslim was told in February the Federal Government wanted to cancel his
visa because of his criminal past, The Advertiser reported.
'They have the law, the legislation
to abide by but if I stick around and wait for them, chances are I'll be held
in a detention centre,' Focarelli told 9 News.
'I and everyone else both know that
the underworld and the criminal element of my life back then is finished.
'I have nothing to sort out and there
is nothing to sort out with me.'
Focarelli spent several years as a bikie member and survived six attempts on his life.
He is planning to head back to his
native Italy while his visa issue is sorted.
'Once I settle down, wherever it may
be, my wife and her daughter will come along,' Focarelli said.
He held a farewell party for friends, family and supporters on Sunday - the same day he shut his inner-city halal restaurant La'Fig Cucina, which is now on the market.
'This farewell party means that I'm going, that's the
bottom line,' Focarelli said.
Focarelli was given 28 days to justify why his visa should
not be rejected.
He said he was hopeful his visa situation would be fixed
while he spent time out of the country.
'My lawyers are still working around the clock,' the
former bikie said.
Immigration minister Peter Dutton will have the
final say on whether Focarelli can still keep his Australian visa.
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