Sydney gang figure Youssef Ahmad wants to ‘kill Comanchero bikies’: Court

Youssef “Gags” Ahmad, 33, (centre) is allegedly so determined to get “retaliation” on the rival Comanchero bikie gang that he wants out of jail, despite being aware he is at “extreme risk of being murdered” himself.

The Commonwealth Attorney-General has been called in by NSW Police to keep an alleged major player in Sydney’s underworld behind bars, over fears he wants revenge on the Comanchero for the killing of his brother.

Police allege Youssef “Gags” Ahmad, 33, is so determined to get “retaliation” on the nation’s most powerful bikie gang that he wants out of jail, despite being aware he is at “extreme risk of being murdered”.

Ahmad served three years behind bars for importing a marketable quantity of a border-controlled drug, a Commonwealth offence, before being released on parole last June.

But he was recently thrown back in to serve the remainder of his term following the death of his brother Mahmoud “Brownie” Ahmad, with NSW Police putting evidence before the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) — overseen by Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus — about the danger Ahmad poses in Sydney’s underworld war.

Ahmad’s parole was revoked on August 5, and, as a result, he is now due to serve his sentence to June 2023.

Youssef “Gags” Ahmad (centre, with his brothers Yasser and Mahmoud) wants to get out of jail, despite alleged threats to his life. Picture: Supplied

But, in a stunning move, Ahmad is taking Mr Dreyfus to the Federal Court and claiming the reason given to revoke his parole — that he was not of good behaviour — was not legitimate.

Thanks to documents filed to the Federal Court as part of Ahmad’s appeal, The Daily Telegraph can reveal never-before-heard details about what NSW Police claim to know of the state of Sydney’s gangland war.

Ahmad is taking Commonwealth Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to the Federal Court in an appeal against his parole being revoked. Picture: Flavio Brancaleone

In their originating application, Ahmad’s lawyers detailed how NSW Police made an “urgent request” to the Commonwealth DPP to revoke his parole over concerns he would strike back for the murder of his brother — or even be killed himself.

“Investigations and intelligence identified that (Ahmad) was ‘at extreme risk of being murdered’ and that (he was) ‘planning retaliation attacks to murder members of the Comanchero OMCG’,” the letter from police stated.

“In support of revocation of Youssef Ahmad’s parole, his incarceration may reduce the risk of further retaliation from Ahmad and (the) Comanchero OMCG.”

But Ahmad’s legal team claim police have provided no evidence to show how, or when, he planned to be involved in retaliation.

Comanchero bikie boss Tarek Zahed (wearing sunglasses) was targeted in a shooting in May, just weeks after Mahmoud “Brownie” Ahmad was shot dead. There is no suggestion Zahed was involved in Ahmad’s death. Picture: Instagram

In a statement, Ahmad’s solicitor Hisham Karnib said his client was opposing his parole being revoked because he denies the claims by police about his involvement in the gang war.

“The Ahmads deny any involvement in gangland shootings, and the basis of our application is to dispute the police assertions,” Mr Karnib said.

Ahmad’s legal team say his return to jail was simply done to “support ongoing suppression strategies” of police.

As a result they are appealing against the parole revocation and are hoping it will be overturned when the matter returns to the Federal Court for hearing on October 6.

The appeal by Ahmad comes despite him being repeatedly warned of threats on his life from rivals.

Omar Zahed, the brother of Tarek, was killed in the same attack at BodyFit Gym in Auburn. Picture: Facebook

A total of 16 people have been killed on Sydney’s streets since late-2020 in one of Australia’s deadliest ever gang wars.

The death of Mahmoud “Brownie” Ahmad was the catalyst for a chaotic fortnight, in which Comanchero bikie boss Tarek Zahed was shot but survived, his brother Omar killed on the same night, and the Ahmads’ step-nephew Rami Iskander gunned down days later.

Older brother Walid “Wally” Ahmad was gunned down outside Bankstown Centro shopping centre in 2016.

Another brother Ahmad “Rock” Ahmad is currently behind bars serving a sentence for importing a border controlled drug, while Yasser Ahmad is currently in custody on remand charged with breaching a firearms prohibition order (FPO).

Yasser is yet to enter a plea.