Musa Ali Alzuain, bikie accused of murdering Jason De Ieso, launches new bail bid – but his Olympics dream is doomed

Accused bikie murderer Musa Ali Alzuain has launched a last-ditch appeal to be released on bail and reignite his dream of boxing for Australia at the Olympics. But there’s one big problem.

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Aspiring Olympic boxer Musa Ali Alzuain, one of seven Hells Angels members and associates charged with the 2012 shooting murder of Jason De Ieso, has launched Supreme Court action to overturn a decision not grant him home detention bail.

Alzuain, 28, last week lost a bail application in Adelaide Magistrates Court after prosecutor Jim Pearce QC revealed intimate details of the police case – including that Mr De Ieso died from a shotgun blast to the head and that Alzuain was in possession of a shotgun at the time of the shooting.

Magistrate Elizabeth Sheppard also declared Alzuain a serious and organised crime suspect that, under the Bail Act, precluded him from bail for six months.

During the hearing, Alzuain’s barrister Marie Shaw QC urged Ms Sheppard to release him on home detention bail so he could pursue his dream of competing in the Tokyo Olympics.

“He has at stake his sport, at the highest level in this country,’’ she told the court.

Supreme Court documents show the bail review application, which will be heard by Justice Greg Parker on Friday, has two grounds of appeal.

Gunned down. Murder victim Jason De Ieso.

Musa Ali Alzuain. Photo: Tait Schmaal

The first is that Ms Sheppard erred in determining that Alzuain was a serious and organised crime suspect and the second that she also erred in refusing to grant bail and in finding that special circumstances were not made out.

While Alzuain is seeking bail to resume his boxing training, The Advertiser can reveal his desire to compete at the Tokyo Olympics is doomed because of a specific clause in the Australian Olympic Committee’s team membership agreement.

A clause in the agreement, that must be signed by every athlete, states that “not at any time will I be convicted of or charged with any serious offence involving violence.’’

And prior to even being a candidate for Olympic selection, Alzuain must compete in two tournaments – in China and France – early next year to qualify for nomination.

It is unlikely that even if he wins the Supreme Court action to overturn the Magistrates Court bail refusal, any court will allow him overseas travel while awaiting trial on a murder charge.

Alzuain is charged alongside his brothers Mohamed, 28, and Husain, 31 – who was, at the time of the shooting, the Hells Angels sergeant at arms – and four other men with Mr De Iseo’s murder.

CCTV footage of suspects in the murder at De Ieso’s Pooraka business in 2012.

Previously, prosecutors have alleged the group wanted to avenge the firebombing of the Alzuain home, and further their feud with the Finks, when they shot and killed Mr De Ieso – who was not a member of any gang.

During last week’s bail hearing Ms Shaw said Alzuain was not a member or associate of the Hells Angels.

However, Mr Pearce told the court “Alzuain has been to the Hells Angels’ clubrooms on and off since the age of 15 … he has an extensive and familial association.”

“And, the night before the shooting, he was wearing a Hells Angels T-shirt when he came to inspect the damage caused by the firebombing,’’ he said.