A Sydney nurse at the centre of an anti-Semitic firestorm has issued another apology and said he will visit a police station when he is ‘mentally fit’ enough.
Ahmad Rashad Nadir, 27, was stood down over a vile rant against Jewish patients with his colleague, Sarah Abu Lebdeh, while the pair were at work as nurses at Bankstown Hospital.
Nadir openly boasted that he had sent Jewish patients at Bankstown Hospital to ‘hell’.
After the video went viral and infuriated Aussies, he was rushed to hospital on Thursday amid concerns for his mental health.
A day later, NSW Police raided his Bankstown home as part of their investigation into the incident.
Nadir apologised last week for the rant, insisting his comments were ‘a joke and a misunderstanding’.
On Tuesday he gave a fresh apology through his lawyer, Mohamad Sakr.
‘By no means does my client protect what he has done,’ Mr Sakr told Nine News.
Ahmad Rashad Nadir, 27, was stood down over a vile rant against Jewish patients with his colleague, Sarah Abu Lebdeh, while the pair were at work as nurses at Bankstown Hospital
On Tuesday, Nadir gave a fresh apology through his lawyer, Mohamad Sakr (pictured)
‘By no means does he hide from it.’
Detectives have yet to formally interview Nadir or Abu Lebdeh, though their investigation has been wide-ranging as they consider the charges to be laid.
Mr Sakr said his client would attend Bankstown Police Station when he was ‘mentally fit to do so’.
‘He is more than happy to cooperate with police.’
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Mr Sakr for further comment. It’s unclear whether Nadir is still in hospital.
Nadir and Abu Lebdeh were speaking to Israeli influencer Max Veifer in a video chat app when they hurled insults at Jews and boasted about killing them.
Both Nadir and Abu Lebdeh claimed they ‘won’t treat Israeli people’.
Abu Lebdeh added: ‘I’ll kill them.’
When Nadir was just 7 years old, his father was killed in the war in Afghanistan and he fled the country with his mother
‘You have no idea how many (Israelis) came to this hospital and I sent them to Jahannam (hell),’ Nadir said, while making a throat-slitting gesture.
A NSW Police spokesperson said on Tuesday the force was not providing ‘ongoing updates’ on the matter of Nadir and Abu Lebdeh.
Nadir was once celebrated as a refugee success story, an example of how migrants from war-torn countries could forge a new life in Australia.
When he was just 7 years old, his father was killed in the war in Afghanistan and he fled the country with his mother.
They crossed Asia and ended up being plucked from a boat by the Australian Navy as they attempted to enter the country.
Australia granted them asylum and they settled in Auburn, Western Sydney, when Nadir was 12.
He showed promise as a high school student – selected for coaching under the not-for-profit Helmsman Project, which aims to help teens from disadvantaged communities.
The organisation later included him in its promotional material as an example of ‘the power of hope, help and love’.
Nadir was studying to become a nurse when he was granted Australian citizenship in August 2020.
He graduated from university with his Bachelor of Nursing at the end of 2021, and began working for NSW Health, as well as at a medical centre in Sydney’s CBD.
Both Nadir and Abu Lebdeh have been banned from practice anywhere in Australia following the comments.
