Slain gangster’s family slapped with strict crime orders

NSW police will hit two notorious Sydney crime families with a series of strict conditions that would limit their every move to help deter bloodshed in the wake of the Meijid Hamzy shooting.

Associates and members of two notorious Sydney crime families will be hit with a series of stifling restrictions and ordered to hand over intimate details of their lives by police as they try to stop a gangland war erupting.

It is the latest tactic by police to deter bloodshed in the wake of the execution of crime figure Mejid Hamzy three weeks ago.

Last week, NSW Police began serving draft Serious Crime Prevention Orders on more than a dozen associates and family members of the Hamzy family and their rivals the Alameddines.

If granted, the rarely used and onerous conditions would limit every move they make — from the phone they use and in some cases, the company they keep, to banning them from using WhatsApp and demanding details of their cars and assets.

Mejid Hamzy, 44, was shot dead outside his Condell Park home on October 19. Source – Facebook

The 44-year-old Mejid Hamzy was gunned down outside his home in Condell Park on October 19.

Hamzy is the older brother of feared Supermax inmate Bassam Hamzy.

Preventing a retaliatory hit remains a priority for police and it's considered a significant risk given the Hamzy family’s influence and standing in southwest Sydney.

Initially, the Criminal Groups Squad used public safety orders to prevent associates from entering specific suburbs in enemy territory.

But the orders only last for 72 hours.

The scene of Hamzy’s murder on Market St in Condell Park. Pic: Monique Harmer

The SCPO were used in 2018 to stop a tit-for-tat war between the Nomads and Finks Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs in the Hunter Region.

Now police are employing the same tactic in the Hamzy case.

It is understood Hamzy’s brother, Ghassan Hamzy, and cousin were among those who received the draft orders Thursday.

According to the lengthy list of conditions, seen by The Sunday Telegraph, the associates have to tell police every property they have keys to and are only allowed to keep one mobile phone.

The details of that mobile phone, including the PIN code to open it, the SIM card number and the make and model must also be recorded with police.

Police can search the phone at any time they want and another person’s phone can only be used to call triple-0.

They would also be banned from using any instant messaging apps or encrypted communications, like Wickr or Telegram.

All social media handles, IP addresses and iCloud account details would need to be sent to police.

The associates would also be banned for possessing more than $10,000 in cash.

The orders are so onerous police must make an application to a Supreme or District Court judge for consideration.

Criminal lawyer Ahmed Dib, who represents two Hamzy family members subject to the orders, said they would fight the oppressive orders in court.

Lawyer Ahmed Dib Pic: News Corp

Hamzy was a member of a notorious crime family from south west Sydney. Pic: Facebook

“Although we accept police are there to prevent crime occurring in order to protect the community,” he said.

“The current orders sought impinge on a person’s ability to live a harmonious life with his family and the community.

“The restrictions placed on a person’s life would be akin to living under an oppressive dictatorship.”

After Hamzy’s shooting, Detective Superintendent Robert Critchlow said the orders could be used to control people’s behaviour for five years.

“We can control who they associate with, we can control what telephones they use, we control who they bank with, we can stop their movements overseas,” he said.

The police force’s application is expected to be heard in the Supreme Court next month.

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