Yusuf Nazlioglu named as former Comanchero boss Mick Hawi’s killer
A Sydney truckie has admitted he never told police who he thought was the masked gunman who executed former bikie boss Mick Hawi.
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A Sydney truck driver has admitted he never told police he believed a recently slain bikie was the masked gunman who executed former Comanchero boss Mick Hawi.
Moustafa Salami, 41, confessed in court on Wednesday that he failed to tell detectives important details about Lone Wolf bikie Yusuf Nazlioglu, who he believed was behind Hawi’s shooting murder outside a Rockdale gym in 2018, Channel 9 reported.
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Nazlioglu, who was charged with Hawi’s murder but acquitted by a jury, was himself fatally shot in a Rhodes car park in June 2022.
Another man called Ahmad Doudar also pleaded guilty to helping dispose of a getaway car used in Hawi’s killing.
Salami, who had been friends with Hawi, was originally charged with being an accessory to his murder, but he ultimately pleaded guilty to concealing a serious offence.
He has also admitted to moving a car after Hawi’s death, which turned out to be the getaway car.
A balaclava with the DNA of Nazlioglu was in that car.
Salami will be sentenced on Friday.
HOW MICK HAWI’S HIT STOPPED A CITY
The murder of Mick Hawi in 2018 sent shockwaves through the Sydney bikie scene.
Then the man he once considered a close mate – Yusuf Nazlioglu – was charged with shooting him and the city really began paying attention.
Nazlioglu survived the prosecution and was found not guilty, but was shot dead in the basement car park of his Rhodes unit block.
Hawi was considered a major figure in Sydney until he was jailed in 2009 over his role in a deadly brawl at Sydney Airport with the Hells Angels.
After his release from prison, Hawi returned to Sydney’s southern suburbs.
Although he was no longer the Comanchero bikie club boss, he allegedly continued his involvement in stand-over work.
His role in the club had been taken by Mark Buddle, who declared himself national president soon after Hawi went to jail.
On February 15, 2018, Hawi, 37, was sitting in his Mercedes outside Fitness First at Rockdale when he was shot dead.
After a six-month investigation, Nazlioglu and another man were arrested while living in the exclusive Toaster complex at Circular Quay.
Those close to Hawi were stunned. The two were considered friends and photos of them together on fishing trips began to emerge.
Nazlioglu was later found not guilty of the murder.
Outraged Hawi supporters screamed in disbelief over the verdict.
The motive for Hawi’s murder was never established.
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