'We were ambushed', bikie president says
ARJUN RAMACHANDRAN
23/03/2009 12:43:00 PM
The president of one of two Hells Angels chapters in Sydney was one of the three men "ambushed" by members of the "out of control" Comanchero club at Sydney Airport yesterday, a source close to the bikie community says.
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Derek Wainohu, president of the Guildford chapter, has been working to get bikie clubs to resolve their disputes peacefully.
He was returning from an anniversary party in Melbourne with a fellow Hells Angel and his brother when they were "set upon" by members of the rival club , the source said.
In the ensuing violence, the 29-year-old brother - who was not a Hells An gel member - was killed after he was bashed repeatedly on the head with a metal bollard.
"It was a social thing, an anniversary in Melbourne ... it may have been a membership anniversary for one of the [Hells Angels] members in Melbourne," the source said.
The incident bolstered opinion in the bikie community that the Comanchero and Notorious were "rogue groups" that were not viewed as genuine outlaw motorcy cle groups, he said.
"They are out of control. They have a very strong Lebanese presence. They have a very strong leaning towards a much more radical approach," he said.
This "radical approach" was upsetting other clubs as the Government consi ders tougher legislation against bikie clubs that would allow them to be declared outlaw organisations.
"Because of the situation in South Australia, there has been a very, very strong push to establish a more appropriate methodology to dealing with issu es between [clubs]," the source said.
"Derek is the driving force to try and get something in NSW so when there 's a problem or disagreement in clubs it's resolved essentially around a boardroo m table ... [and] none of this caper seen in Sydney.
"But what we are facing is a small minority of clubs leaning towards violence."
He described Notorious as "out of control" and the Comanchero as "mad dog s" of the outlaw motorcycle club scene.
March 23, 2009 06:54pm
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Chance encounter' sparked deadly brawl between bikies at Sydney Airport
A DEADLY brawl between bikies that rolled through a domestic terminal at Sydney Airport was unplanned, sparked by the chance encounter of rival members on a flight from Melbourne, a court has been told.
Anthony Zervas, 29, was yesterday bludgeoned to death at Qantas's T3 terminal in a brawl involving members of the Hells Angels and Comancheros bikie gangs.
Four men accused of being involved faced Sydney's Central Local Court today.
Ismail Erden, 26, of Kingsford, Maher Aouli, 28, of Casula, Pomare Pirini, 21, of Georges Hall, and Zoran Kisacanin, 22, of Ingleburn, have each been charged with one count of affray.
Police facts tendered to the court said the brawl broke out just after 1.30pm (AEDT) when a Qantas flight carrying senior members of both gangs landed in Sydney.
Pirini and Erden, who told police he is a Comancheros member, were on the flight but police do not know whether Aouli and Kisacanin were also passengers.
The barrister for all four men, John Korn, told the court the accused were confronted at an airport exit by other men armed with knives and knuckledusters.
"They were very much the attackees," Mr Korn said.
The brawl was not planned but was rather a "chance meeting," the barrister said.
According to the police facts, passengers on the plane saw a group of six heavily tattooed men sitting in an "agitated state" and using their mobile phones throughout the flight.
While passengers were making their way through the terminal, staff heard the group shouting and yelling.
A separate group of six to 10 men of Middle Eastern appearance arrived at T3 and asked staff for directions to arrival gate five, the facts stated.
It is alleged two of the men from that group stayed outside the gate, where the brawl broke out.
Witnesses allegedly heard one man yell out: "I'm going to kill you, you c---, I am going to kill you."
The brawl then sprawled out through the airport terminal, where the men broke into smaller groups.
Onlookers told police they saw two men kicking and punching Mr Zervas, who was on the ground.
One of the men allegedly hit him over the head with a metal pole using "significant force", before witnesses heard a "crunching sound".
Members of the public and Mr Zervas' brother Peter, who was wearing a Hells Angels singlet, attempted to revive him while men involved in the brawl fled.
Aouli, Erden, Kisacanin and Pirini were stopped by police in Brighton Le Sands in a taxi they had taken from the airport.
Police are yet to view CCTV footage of the incident, the court was told.
Kisacanin was the only one of the four to apply for bail but it was refused by Magistrate Allan Moore due to the seriousness of the matter.
The case will resume on Wednesday in the same court.
WOW things are heating up in Sydney really fast at the moment, I have a gut feeling that something really big is going to go down soon!
Yeah looking forward to it!
Shit has hit the fan, and it will only get worse before it gets better!
Yeah looking forward to it!
Shit has hit the fan, and it will only get worse before it gets better!
Times have changed anyone can become a cop these days, what happened to the times when all the police officers where solid, sorry to say but ill never respect some pipsqeak police officer specially when it seems like there all high school drop outs looking for a big power trip because they failed at everything else...
Why would you look forward to more violence?
Thats just sad.
NSW is considering introducing South Australia-style anti-bikie laws, after a man was killed during a vicious brawl between Hells Angels and rival Comancheros gang members at Sydney Airport on Sunday.
The South Australian laws allow the government to declare bikie gangs to be prohibited criminal groups, and police to arrest their members for criminal association.
Mr Rees said the government would look closely at teething problems in South Australia, where bikie clubs have threatened a High Court challenge to the laws.
"I don't want to introduce laws that are subsequently thrown out by the High Court," he told Fairfax Radio Network on Tuesday.
"Cool heads need to prevail and we'll make sure that the legislation we have here on the best available advice will stack up to any challenge."
Mr Rees said he hoped to see a draft of the laws next week, and planned to introduce the legislation during this session of parliament.
"I've met with the attorney-general and the police minister yesterday (and) I've instructed officials to get that material ready as soon as possible," he said.
"I'm hoping to see a draft next week."
Authorities and "inside" sources were quoted as saying that Notorious and the Bandidos were forming alliances to increase their weapons stock.
Soooo they don't have enough weapons already...? Pretty sure that both of these OMG have a huge number of weapons already, what are they planning on doing? Thinking of taking down the police force as well if they decide to stand in their way....
Pretty sure that the NSW police force would be shitting themselves at the moment, if I was in the police force in NSW right now I would be taking out life insurance that is for sure because I can see not only more bikies getting killed but also a police officer or more as well!
When the war breaks out shit is going to hit the fan majorly.