By DYLAN WELCH
A former associate of Fadi Ibrahim was the intended target of an alleged murder plot by Ibrahim and another man, a Sydney court heard today.
Sydney man John Macris, 37, was named in court documents as the intended target.
Mr Ibrahim is the second youngest of the Ibrahim brothers, the others being nightclub mogul John, former bikie Hassan "Sam" and convicted killer Michael.
He was shot five times when he arrived at his Castle Cove home in a black Lamborghini on June 5.
He was charged last night with conspiracy to murder.
A document tendered to court today stated that, between July 5 and yesterday, Mr Ibrahim "did conspire with Michael Ibrahim, Rodney Atkinson and others and agreed to murder John Macris".
Outside Parramatta Local Court today, the officer leading the investigation, Detective Inspector Ben Janssen, would not comment on whether the conspiracy was a revenge plot following the June attack.
Inside the court, neither Mr Ibrahim nor the other man, Rodney Phillip "Goldy" Atkinson, appeared.
Mr Atkinson has also been charged with conspiracy to murder and a series of drug and weapons charges.
Mr Ibrahim's solicitor, Stephen Alexander, requested that a medical document relating to the shooting of his client be handed to jail officials.
"Once your honour reads that document and the medication the defendant is taking, I'll be asking the court to make a recommendation [that] the Department of Corrective Services do the things necessary to ensure that the medication the defendant has to take be [provided]," he said.
Mr Alexander asked that the document be kept private and be accessed only by the relevant medical authorities.
He also asked the court that any telephone intercepts be made available to Mr Ibrahim's defence team before the expected bail application.
However, police were unable to say whether that would be possible.
Hassan "Sam" Ibrahim appeared in court with associate Semi "Tongan Sam" Ngata today to support his younger brother.
Before the court appearance, Sam Ibrahim and seven associates, including Mr Ngata, sat across the road at a cafe. At one point, two of the men scuffled and threw punches.
In court today, police alleged that, when Mr Atkinson was arrested at his Rosehill home yesterday morning, they found two pistols including a .22 calibre Ruger self-loading pistol with a silencer attached.
He was also charged with possession of 9.3 grams of heroin, a NSW Police Force badge, 12 vials of assorted steroids and a bullet-proof vest.
Both Fadi Ibrahim and Mr Atkinson were remanded in custody until their next court date on October 8.
It is expected that Mr Ibrahim will apply for bail at his next appearance.
Outside the court, Detective Inspector Janssen said: "As a result of an operation yesterday, Fadi Ibrahim and a gentleman by the name of Rodney Atkinson appeared before court today charged with conspiracy to murder a fellow by the name of John Macris.
"There are other people yet to be charged.
"One of the other persons will be Fadi's brother, Michael Ibrahim. We hope to do that next week."
Michael Ibrahim was yesterday moved from the minimum security jail at Broken Hill to the state's most punitive and secure facility, Goulburn jail's Supermax.
"The facts of this matter are that there were a group of conspirators that were seeking to murder John Macris," Detective Inspector Janssen said.
He also said that further charges were expected to be laid following more examination of the telephone intercepts gathered during the two-month investigation.
"The arrest phase happened yesterday because of our concerns both for Mr Macris and other members of the community," Detective Inspector Janssen said.
"Part of our concern stemmed from the accuracy of an address that was circulated among the conspirators."
When asked if Mr Macris was now under police protection, Detective Inspector Janssen said: "There's concerns for John Macris, and those concerns have been relayed to him."
Dylan Welch is the Herald's Crime Reporter.
© 2007 The Sydney Morning Herald
