A second man accused of beating a grandmother was a former detainee who was released into the community by the previous coalition government in 2020.
Seyed Younes Tahami is one of three people who allegedly broke into the home of Ninette Simons, 73, and beat her, in Girrawheen, north of Perth, on April 16.
Ms Simons and her husband Phillip, 76, were inside their Allinson Drive home when the accused attackers allegedly posed as police officers and knocked on their door.
The grandmother was left with several injuries to her face after she was allegedly punched several times in the face and left unconscious.
A former immigration detainee who allegedly carried out a violent home invasion that led to Ninette Simons (pictured) being allegedly attacked at her Perth home last month, had been released into the community by the previous coalition government .
Tahami along with another man, Majid Jamshidi Doukoshkan, have been charged with robbery, aggravated assault and impersonating a police officer.
He also pleaded guilty in a Perth court on Friday to carrying a knife.
Tahami was previously released from immigration detention on January 12, 2020 by the Department of Home Affairs, after his protection visa was canceled in 2019.
Tahami, who is Iranian, was jailed in 2018 for drug possession before being released back into the community two years later.
Since his release, Tahami was charged with possession of methamphetamine in July 2020 and twice in 2021 with possession of cannabis before being charged with the same offense two years later.
Tahami was also charged with driving without a license and being under the influence of drugs in March last year and was fined for all of these offences.
The decision to revoke the protection visa was made by a Home Affairs official, after then Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton gave them the power to take the action.
The Coalition has been highly critical of the federal government after the High Court ruled in November that it was unlawful to hold an asylum seeker, known as NZYQ, in indefinite detention.
Tahami and Majid Jamshidi Doukoshkan (pictured) have been charged with robbery, aggravated assault and impersonating a police officer, following the alleged violent search of their home.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (pictured) has ordered Peter Dutton to come forward and provide an explanation for the decision made by the former coalition government.
The decision saw the gradual release of 153 asylum seekers and the former detainee was sent to live in the Australian community.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gave a scathing response on Saturday to Dutton over Tahami’s release under his leadership.
“Of the three people who entered Ninette Simon’s home and took part in that brutal attack, one of the alleged perpetrators was someone released from prison when Peter Dutton was Home Secretary in 2020,” he said.
“(Mr Dutton) was not subject to any ongoing scrutiny, and that person (Tahami) has an extraordinary history of behavior which is a cause for enormous concern.”
“It is up to Peter Dutton to explain how this happened and why it happened.”
A spokeswoman for Dutton said his office would need to get advice from the government about Tahami, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
“Until we can see that, we cannot comment on an individual’s case and the circumstances surrounding it,” he said.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Mr Dutton’s office for further comment.
Dutton previously called federal ministers in the Labor government to provide an explanation for his decisions that led to the alleged attack on Ms Simons.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton (pictured) was the then Home Secretary when Tahami was released into the community in January 2020.
‘The minister (Andrew Giles) has the responsibility here. The first job of the Prime Minister of our country is to keep people safe, not put them in danger, and that’s what happened with Ninette,” he told the Today show on May 3.
Home Secretary Claire O’Neil has consistently denied that the government is responsible for the release of detainees.
O’Neil has given several impassioned speeches in parliament in an attempt to reassure the public that the government is committed to the safety of citizens.
Last month, WA Police arrested four people over the alleged robbery.
Tahami will next appear in Joondalup Magistrates Court on June 10.
