Bondi terror attack hero Ahmed Al Ahmed has described charges laid against him as “disappointing” after it was revealed yesterday he had been charged with assaulting his father.
Speaking on 2GB, the Bondi shooting hero denied the “disappointing” allegations, calling the situation a “payback” attempt by his father and two brothers.
Bondi terror attack hero Ahmed Al Ahmed has been charged with assault. Louie Douvis
Later, sharing video from the 2GB chat on his Facebook page this evening, Ahmed added a cryptic caption, hinting the truth behind the matter will soon be revealed.
“Not everyone who smiles at you wishes you well,” he said.
“Sometimes, there are people who quietly interfere, create division, and then act as if they had nothing to do with it.
“As for me, I will remain the person those who truly know me have always known simple, respectful, humble and unwilling to harm anyone. I believe that the truth does not need to be forced; in time, it reveals itself.
Ahmed Al Ahmed shared a cryptic social media post, hinting the turth behind the matter will soon be revealed. Today
“My focus is on protecting my peace, my family, and moving forward with dignity. What is done in the dark eventually comes to light.”
Police charged the 44-year-old on Wednesday with assault, after he allegedly put his father in a headlock at a Bankstown home in early March.
Ahmed will face court next month, charged with common assault (domestic violence) and stalking with intent to cause physical harm.
He told 2GB that the alleged incident began after his father learned that Ahmed had called the police on his brothers after they allegedly tried to threaten him for money.
“He started sending messages to my sister [saying] I [should] withdraw the case against my brother or he will put [a] case against me, obviously it’s false information.”
Last month, he allegedly received violent threats from his two brothers, who had flown into Australia from Russia and Germany.
“I am honest and innocent,” he said.
“He [started] to threaten me and abuse me as well.
“The Bondi situation showed when I disarmed the terrorist … I didn’t hurt him, I’m not violent.
“It is extortion and 100 per cent it is payback.”
Hozifa and Sameh al Ahmed faced a Sydney court on May 20, accused of trying to extort $200,000 from their brother.
Ahmed Al Ahmed, 44, denied the allegations while speaking on 2GB this morning. 2GB
“I will put your head under my boot, break your other arm, and smash your face. We will only leave if you give us $100,000 each,” Hozifa allegedly said on May 7.
“What for? I am married, I’ve got two little daughters, [aged] three years and six years,” Ahmed told 2GB in response to his brother’s demands.
The two brothers were accused of making threatening phone calls to him earlier last month.
Ahmed’s brothers pleaded not guilty to using a carriage service to harass.
An apprehended violence order has since been taken out on his father’s behalf.
Speaking to the ABC, the 44-year-old said the alleged incident was “fake information … it’s not true at all”.
“I don’t have any information at all,” he told the broadcaster.
Ahmed became a national hero and made international headlines for his bravery after he was filmed wrestling a weapon from gunman Sajid Akram during the terror attack that killed 15 innocent people.
He was shot and seriously injured after he intervened in the attack, and later received more than $2.5 million from an online fundraiser set up for him.
Ahmed Al Ahmed arrives at the Opera House for the day of mourning in January. Louie Douvis
The Bondi hero, meanwhile, became the subject of a police investigation when officers received a report of an assault on March 15.
Officers were told the alleged assault happened at a Bankstown home on March 9.
Ahmed was handed a court attendance notice yesterday.
He is due to appear in Bankstown Local Court on July 29.