A tattooed man charged with murdering a former associate of drug kingpin Tony Mokbel must have his tattoos photographed to see if he was involved.
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Laiseni Kakato, 27, faced Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday for a filing hearing after being charged with the murder of convicted criminal Mitat Rasimi.
Magistrate Fiona Hayes ordered tattoos on Kakato's arms, legs, chest, back and head be examined and photographed after he refused to comply with a police request.
There are "reasonable grounds" to suspect he was involved and his tattoos may be able to approve or disapprove his alleged involvement, Ms Hayes said.
"He has refused consent on a previous occasion ... making the order justified," she said.
''They can use reasonable force if you don't allow them to do that," she told Kakato.
He is the second man to be charged with murder after Rasimi, a 51-year-old former associate of Mokbel, was found dead with gunshot wounds in his car, which had crashed into a pole at Dandenong in March last year.
Kakato sat quietly in the dock wearing a fitted white T-shirt with his arms crossed while the magistrate read an affidavit from a police officer.
The 27-year-old gave a thumbs up to a man and a woman in the court.
"He has atrial fibrillation so he has an irregular heartbeat. He is on about nine or 10 pills a day to manage that," his defence lawyer told the court.
Staff have contacted St Vincent's Hospital to get his prescription.
Richard Ene, 25 of Hampton Park, faced court also charged with murder in November and is in custody awaiting his next appearance on April 9.
Melbourne underworld figure Nabil Maghnie, who was shot and killed in January, was arrested in November over Rasimi's death but was released without charge.
Kakato did not apply for bail and is due to appear via videolink for a committal mention on May 20, with the hand-up brief due in April.
Australian Associated Press
