OneFour rapper Salec ‘Lekks’ Sua is deported to New Zealand after jail stint
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Why one of Australia’s most notorious rappers from the ‘drill’ group OneFour has been banned from the country
- Salec ‘Lekks’ Sua has been deported to New Zealand after serving his time in jail
- The member of the notorious rap group OneFour was jailed for four and a half years.
- The group has partially reunited to play two shows at a New Zealand festival.
A member of one of Australia’s most controversial rap groups has been deported from the country after serving his sentence for a violent pub brawl.
Salec ‘Lekks’ Sua, a founding member of the notorious Drill OneFour group, was jailed for four and a half years in 2019 after he and his partners Pio ‘YP’ Misa and Dahcell ‘Celly’ Ramos brutally beat two men as they played slot machines. slots at the Carousel Inn on Rooty Hill in western Sydney.
The July 2018 incident was so grim that one of the two victims said she “wanted to die” during the attack.
During the sentencing hearing, the court heard that Sua had pulled a chair leg out from under his clothing and hit another man three times, including twice in the head.
Salec ‘Lekks’ Sua (pictured), a founding member of the notorious Drill OneFour group, has been deported to New Zealand after serving a four and a half year jail sentence.
Sua was jailed in 2019 after his teammates Pio ‘YP’ Misa and Dahcell ‘Celly’ Ramos brutally beat two men while playing slots at Rooty Hill’s Carousel Inn in western Sydney (fight footage pictured )
Sua, a former youth worker and one of the original rappers for the popular Mt Druitt-based group, stated that he was “sorry” and did not want others to follow his path.
Judge James Bennett said Sua “was the instigator and was heavily involved, but luckily, for her sake, she was stopped by security guards.”
Judge Bennet called the group’s violence “extreme” and said the victim had suffered “deep injuries”.
Sua joined behind bars fellow rappers Misa, who was jailed for four years, and Ramos, who wielded the hammer used in the vicious attack and was jailed for 10 years.
Sua pulled a chair leg out from under his clothing and punched another man three times, including twice to the head, during the violent 2018 pub brawl in Rooty Hill.
Drill is a subgenre of hip hop that focuses on lyrics inspired by street life that critics say glorify violence (OneFour pictured)
Sua’s visa was canceled in June 2020 and he was ultimately deported to New Zealand last year after his non-parole period was completed.
He was transferred to a detention center in 2021 after being paroled, where he remained until the Australian Border Force returned him to New Zealand.
Sua’s Instagram page shows images posted last week of the group returning to the stage to play two concerts as part of New Zealand’s Bay Dreams festival.
Sua, as ‘Lekks’, posted a comment saying ‘back in action’.
Video posted on OneFour’s Instagram page shows Sua hugging OneFour member Spencer ‘Spenny’ Magologo in an emotional hug as they meet again after four and a half years.
“Welcome back, brother,” read a Magologo comment.
Drill has become the most controversial subgenre of hip hop, being criticized by authorities around the world for glorifying and inciting violence with lyrics inspired by street life.
OneFour member Misa (YP), who was initially sentenced to four years, was released on probation last December, with Instagram photos showing him celebrating with a tower of champagne.
Ramos, whose long sentence included a separate incident, will be eligible for parole in June 2023, after his sentence was reduced to a minimum of four years and nine months on appeal.
Remaining OneFour members J Emz and Spenny continued to manage the band while their mates were in lockdown, releasing the debut EP ‘Against All Odds’ in 2020.
Sua’s Instagram page shows images posted last week of the group returning to the stage to play two concerts as part of New Zealand’s Bay Dreams festival.