There has been a fresh development in the case of notorious gangster Bassam Hamzy, who allegedly supplied drugs out of Supermax.
Brothers 4 Life founder Bassam Hamzy, 42, and his solicitor lawyer Martin Churchill, 65, were set to face a joint trial later this month over the alleged supply of a commercial quantity of methylamphetamine between October 2017 and February 2018.
Among the complications was a 20-page document of instructions, handwritten and sent by Churchill to his legal team, who claimed they were illegible.Hamzy and Churchill were originally set to face a trial in August 2021, but Covid-19 delays andHamzy, who is still formally unrepresented, conveyed his elaborate legal knowledge to the court as he confirmed his position, which included an agreement to vacate the trial date.
Churchill, charged with taking part in the commercial supply of drugs, knowingly dealing with the proceeds of crime, hindering the apprehension of a person who committed an indictable offence and stalk or intimidate, has also pleaded not guilty.The court appearance comes a few weeks after another of Hamzy’s close relatives was murdered in Sydney’s gang wars.