A lawyer appearing for two men who allegedly attempted to kill infamous night-life figure John Ibrahim in a botched assassination attempt at his home in Sydney\u2019s east said he won\u2019t consent to any further delays in the case, telling a magistrate \u201cno more\u201d.<\/p>\n
Youssef Zrayka and Siaosi Maeakafa Tupoulahi were both charged with a conspiracy to murder Mr Ibrahim, possession of a loaded firearm in a public place, and take and drive conveyance without consent of owner.<\/p>\n
Mr Zrayka, 21, is alleged to have been the getaway driver in the botched assassination attempt on the Kings Cross icon, the court was previously told.<\/p>\n
Police allege Mr Zrayka was behind the wheel when Mr Tupoulahi, 24, pointed a Glock pistol at a woman who was driving her young child on July 25 last year.<\/p>\n
It is alleged the pair mistakenly targeted the black Range Rover, believing it to be carrying Mr Ibrahim, who lived nearby, with a pursuit allegedly ensuing before the duo were ultimately arrested.<\/p>\n
Mr Tupoulahi is facing 14 charges, including conspire and agree to murder any person, two charges of possess a loaded firearm in a public place, possess unauthorised pistol, stalk\/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (personal) and assaulting a police officer in the execution of their duty.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile Mr Zrayka is facing 11 charges, including conspire and agree to murder any person, two charges of possess loaded firearm public place, possess unauthorised pistol, and stalk\/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (personal).<\/p>\n
No pleas have been recorded for either of the co-accused.<\/p>\n
The matter was listed for a charge certification at the Downing Centre Local Court on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The prosecutor told the court it was a \u201ccomplex\u201d and \u201cvery serious\u201d matter.<\/p>\n
He specifically pointed to the charges of conspire and agree to murder any person, which he said could incur a \u201cmassive penalty\u201d.<\/p>\n
He requested a four-week adjournment for the charge certification that defence lawyer Talal Krayem reluctantly accepted.<\/p>\n
\u201c(We\u2019re) consenting to the four weeks now, but there will be no more,\u201d Mr Krayem told the court.<\/p>\n
Magistrate Daniel Covington ordered the matter be adjourned until May 8 for charge certification following Mr Krayem\u2019s consent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A lawyer appearing for two men who allegedly attempted to kill infamous night-life figure John Ibrahim in a botched assassination attempt at his home in Sydney\u2019s east said he won\u2019t consent to any further delays in the case, telling a magistrate \u201cno more\u201d. Youssef Zrayka and Siaosi Maeakafa Tupoulahi were both charged with a conspiracy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11474,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-criminal-laws"],"yoast_head":"\n