One of four men who allegedly held a man against his bed and whipped him with a cord as a religious punishment for drinking has been granted strict bail.
Tolga Cifci, 20, was charged yesterday over the attack on the 31-year-old man, who was allegedly lashed 40 times as a sharia punishment in his Silverwater apartment on Sunday morning. Mr Cifci faced Burwood Local Court today charged with aggravated break and enter and committing a serious indictable offence.
Police prosecutor George Lolis opposed his bail application, telling the court that Mr Cifci held a "complete and utter disregard for the laws of this particular state". [Sydney Morning Herald] Read more [via National Secular Society]
