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Supermax inmate Milad bin Ahmad-Shah al-Ahmadzai stashed makeshift weapon in high-security cell

Milad bin Ahmad-Shah al-Ahmadzai’s lawyer has revealed in court the extra punishment meted out to the Supermax inmate after prison staff seized the illegal object.

Islamic extremist Milad bin Ahmad-Shah al-Ahmadzai will remain behind bars until at least April 2030.
Islamic extremist Milad bin Ahmad-Shah al-Ahmadzai will remain behind bars until at least April 2030.

An Islamic extremist serving jail time for the attempted murder of a man outside a gay nightclub has been busted with a homemade shiv inside the state’s most secure prison.

Milad bin Ahmad-Shah al-Ahmadzai, 32, was jailed for 18 years for shooting Michael Rooke outside the Arrows club in Rydalmere in April 2013 in a brutal attack that left Mr Rooke fighting for life in hospital.

Al-Ahmadzai was sent to Goulburn’s Supermax jail to serve out his sentence, alongside the state’s most high-profile and dangerous criminals, including double murderer Malcolm Nadden, notorious gang rapist Bilal Skaf and the founding father of Brothers For Life, Bassam Hamzy.

Australia’s worst serial killer, Ivan Milat, also called Supermax home for 18 years until his death from cancer in 2019.

Documents tendered to Goulburn Local Court earlier this month said prison staff located the jail-made weapon when they searched al-Ahmadzai’s cell on the morning of June 21 this year while he was in an outside yard.

Milad Bin Ahmad Sha Al-Ahmadzai will serve extra prison time.
Milad Bin Ahmad Sha Al-Ahmadzai will serve extra prison time.

The implement, which measured about 22cm long, appeared to have been made out of part of a Breville sandwich press and had a sharp point at one end and a handle made out of strips of bedsheets, court documents said.

Al-Ahmadzai was charged by Goulburn police the following day but refused to be interviewed.

He pleaded guilty to a single count of possessing an offensive weapon in a place of detention during a court appearance earlier this month.

Defence lawyer Melissa Huseyn said the offence fell towards the lower end of objective seriousness, noting the weapon had not been smuggled into the jail and it was found in his cell, not on his person.

She said al-Ahmadzai had suffered internal punishment for his crime, having been put on a behavioural management plan by staff which saw him spend 22 hours a day locked in his prison cell.

Al-Ahmadzai was locked in his cell for 22 hours a day as part of behaviour management plan after the shiv was found in his cell. Picture: AAP
Al-Ahmadzai was locked in his cell for 22 hours a day as part of behaviour management plan after the shiv was found in his cell. Picture: AAP

He also had his library access revoked and was prohibited from receiving calls from family members or having contact with any other prisoners.

“His only human interaction is with staff who pass him food three times a day,” she said.

Magistrate Geraldine Beattie sentenced Al-Ahmadzai to three months jail, to be served alongside his current sentence.

Al-Ahmadzai made headlines in 2015 when he refused to stand for the judge while on trial for two ATM ram raids and threatening to slit the throat of an ASIO officer.

The move prompted then NSW attorney general Gabrielle Upton to introduce new laws requiring accused persons to stand for judges when appearing in court in person.

Al-Ahmadzai was serving sentences for those offences when he was convicted of the attempted murder charge.

He is currently eligible for parole in April 2030.

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