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FacePalm Friday: Man spends thousands fighting $180 ticket

This is my weekly column FacePalm Friday, where I take a look at offbeat news. You can go and read last week’s column here.

Mustafa Al Shakarji has also spent over $70,000 fighting the fine, which is only worth $180.

Shakarji said he is ready to become the first Australian to head to the High Court and challenge a speeding ticket.

He said he was fighting the fine because Australia allows him the freedom to do so, which is not what he could have done in his home country of Iraq, which he fled in 2002.

The 24-year-old was ordered to pay the fine after a Bowen Magistrate court refused to accept all of his evidence when he represented himself.

However, Shakarji has plans to fight the ticket for a second time, as he was granted an appeal in the Brisbane District Court. A retrial in the Townsville Magistrates Court was reordered.

Police accused Shakarji of driving 54 miles per hour in 37 mph zone. Shakarji denies he was speeding and he believes he has a good chance at beating the ticket.

Shakarji said the radar device was mounted to the steering wheel column and it was supposed to be mounted to the dashboard. He thinks this supports his case. In fact, he said he 100 percent sure that justice will finally be served.

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