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The man praised the hero for fighting off one of the gunmen who killed 15 people at Bondi Beach after pleading guilty to assaulting his father, a Sydney court has heard.
Ahmed Al Ahmed, 44, appeared before Bankstown Local Court on Wednesday to face charges of assault and stalking and intimidation in connection with an incident in March.
Outside court, Ahmed’s lawyer said the case had been “extremely difficult” for his client and was an “unexpected family situation”.
In the year On December 14, Ahmed opened fire on a crowd at a Jewish event and jumped on Sajid Akram from behind as he wrestled from the gunman’s long-armed gun. A second suspected gunman shot Ahmed several times in the arm.
The attack was the worst mass killing in Australia since 1996, police said.
A video recording of Ahmed’s actions gained international coverage and raised funds More than $2.5m has been raised (£1.24m; $1.7m) for him.
Later Accused Ahmed told local media earlier this month that claims of the attack were “absolutely not true”.
In another case, two of Ahmed’s brothers were threatened and charged He tried to extort some contributions He had accepted.
Hozifa al-Ahmed and Sameh al-Ahmed moved to Australia after the shooting, where they stayed with Ahmed but lost contact. The two brothers are said to have threatened harm if Ahmed did not hand over $100,000 each.
As he left court on Wednesday, Ahmed replied, “No comment,” when told that his family was lying and that he thought he could reconcile with his father and brothers.
In the days after the Bondi Beach shooting, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called Ahmed while he was recovering in hospital. “The best of our country”.
Ahmed, who was born and raised in Syria, described the time before meeting the gunman in a television interview. He wanted to stop the killing of innocent people. And “my soul” was “asking me to do this”.
The case will return to court in August and the case has been rescheduled for December.
