Suave lawyer sacked by Salim Mehajer is arrested outside of court after 'trying to convince a woman to drop an AVO against his client'
- Eidan Havas was approached by police outside Manly Local Court on Wednesday
- Video taken at the scene showed him being arrested but not handcuffed
- Mr Havas represented Salim Mehajer in a bid to annul his bankruptcy last year
A solicitor who was sacked by Salim Mehajer has been arrested for allegedly interfering with a witness.
Eidan Havas was approached by police outside Manly Local Court on Wednesday afternoon.
Video taken by the Daily Telegraph showed him being arrested but not handcuffed.
'You're under arrest for interfering with a witness do you understand that?' a policewoman asked him.
Salim Mehajer's (right) former lawyer Eidan Havas (pictured left, last year) was approached by police outside Manly Local Court on Wednesday afternoon
Mr Havas represented Salim Mehajer (pictured) in a bid to annul his bankruptcy last year
He nodded and she added: 'OK we'll go next door' before leading him into the station next to the courthouse.
Mr Havas, who represented Salim Mehajer in a bid to annul his bankruptcy last year, was at court on Wednesday to represent another client.
The man was fighting an apprehended violence order (AVO) attempted by a woman.
Police allege Mr Havas called and twice texted the woman to get her to drop the attempt.
Influencing a witness has a maximum penalty of seven years. Mr Havas will appear before court at a later date.
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The lawyer had a public spat with convicted criminal Mehajer when the property developer sacked him last year.
Mehajer told the Federal Court in Sydney that he dumped Mr Havas because he was 'incompetent'
'Eidan told me it was under control. He talked the talk,' Mehajer said.
'It was all brilliant. But it was not the case.'
Mr Havas hit back by calling a press conference outside the court.
He said: 'If he has done anything wrong he can't take the blame for himself.
'It is always somebody else's fault.'
Mr Havas (left and right), was at court on Wednesday to represent a client. The man was fighting an attempted apprehended violence order (AVO) by a woman
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