None of the eight men standing trial accused of murdering Jason De Ieso to give evidence

Dozens of witnesses have given evidence in the mammoth Jason De Ieso murder trial, as defence teams reveal their next move.

Jason De Ieso murder accused (back row) Kyle Pryde, Nicholas Sianis, Seywan Moradi, (centre) Mohamed Alzuain, Musa Alzuain, Husain Alzuain, (front), Daniel Jalleh and Ross Montgomery. Picture: Timothy Ide

None of the eight men accused of the 2012 shooting murder of Jason De Ieso will personally take the stand to give evidence, the Supreme Court murder trial has heard.

After the last of dozens of prosecution witnesses finished on Monday and 20 sets of agreed facts were tendered, lawyers for each accused replied “no” when asked if their clients would mount defence cases.

The only exception was accused Husain Alzuain, who called an expert in biomedical and forensic photography.

Auxiliary Justice Brian Martin told the jury the accused men “were not obliged to give evidence” under the law.

“It is important that you do not draw any inference adverse to the accused because they have exercised their right not to give evidence,” he said.

Mr De Ieso was gunned down at his Langford St, Pooraka, panel beating workshop on November 21, 2012, allegedly amid an escalating bikie war between rival gangs the Finks and Hells Angels.

The trial of eight men charged with Mr De Ieso’s murder began in the Supreme Court on May 10 with opening remarks from Jim Pearce KC, who told the jury there was a “cascading sequence of events between those two rival clubs that led to the death of Mr De Ieso”.

Since the opening address, the jury has sat in courtroom three of the Sir Samuel Way building, hearing from dozens of witnesses whose evidence spans more than 5000 pages of transcript.

CCTV captures hooded men outside Jason De Ieso’s panel beating workshop in Pooraka in 2012. Picture: SA Police

They have also watched CCTV of the incident, which depicts a group of disguised men approaching the workshop and Mr De Ieso being shot as he attempts to take cover inside.

The eight accused standing trial are: Husain Alzuain, 35, of Goodwood, Mohamed Alzuain, 31, of Mile End, Musa Ali Alzuain, 30, of St Morris, Daniel Mark Jalleh, 34, of Clovelly Park, Ross William Montgomery, 38, of Andrews Farm, Seywan Moradi, 36, of Walkley Heights, Kyle Lloyd Pryde, 34, of Adelaide and Nicholas Sianis, 36, of Beverley.

Prosecutors have alleged each of the men, except for Musa Alzuain, are members of the Hells Angels.

Each of the men has pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder. A ninth man, who police alleged was also involved in the shooting, has since died.

The jury has heard evidence the intended target of the attack was then Finks member Charles Bonnici, who just a few months later was bashed in his own clubrooms by members of his own gang.

The jury has also heard evidence about multiple incidents allegedly occurring between the warring gangs in the lead up to Mr De Ieso’s death, including a firebombing at the Alzuain family home the night before the shooting.

The key witness in the trial, who gave evidence via video link over more than a week, had told the jury he saw the men gathering at a Parafield Gardens home handing out hoodies and gloves.

On Monday, expert defence witness Professor Gale Spring told the jury CCTV footage of a group of disguised men approaching the workshop before Mr De Ieso was shot “does not have the kind of resolution … to show very fine detail”.

Auxiliary Justice Martin said closing addresses by prosecution and each of the accused is expected to begin next week.