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Bankstown Hospital nurse Ahmed 'Rashid' Nadir has locker raided after anti-Semitic video
A vial of morphine has allegedly been found in the hospital locker of Ahmed 'Rashid' Nadir - one of two Sydney nurses being investigated over an anti-Semitic video.
Police allegedly found the vial after Nadir and his colleague Sarah Abu Lebdeh were stood down from their roles at Bankstown Hospital in south-western Sydney.
Nadir allegedly asked a former colleague to empty his personal locker, but that person instead called the police, 7News reported.
The vial was taken for testing as part of an investigation into Nadir.
'As this is an active, ongoing investigation, there will be no further comment provided,' NSW Police said.
Strike Force Pearl investigators raided Nadir's home in Bankstown on Friday night, reportedly seizing several bags of potential evidence.
Nadir was still in hospital on Saturday after emergency services were called to his home on Thursday night following a concern for welfare.
His older sister told reporters he was 'not well' and had to be hospitalised due to concerns for his mental health.
A vial of morphine has allegedly been found in the hospital locker of Ahmed 'Rashid' Nadir (pictured) - one of two Sydney nurses being investigated over an anti-Semitic video
Rashad Nadir (left) and Sarah Abu Lebdeh (right) from Bankstown Hospital were filmed by a Jewish influencer who released the video on social media
Police are yet to lay charges against Nadir and Abu Lebdeh, five days after they told Israeli influencer Max Veifer they would kill their Jewish patients in a video that went viral.
'It's Palestine's country, not your country you piece of s***,' Abu Lebdeh told Mr Veifer.
Both Nadir and Abu Lebdeh claimed they 'won't treat Israeli people', with Abu Lebdeh adding: 'I'll kill them.'
'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.
Nadir later insisted his comments were 'a joke and a misunderstanding', but both nurses were deregistered by NSW Health.
NSW Police said they could not advance the investigation or charge the two nurses at the centre of the hate speech video until they were sent the 'full and unedited' vision of the viral clip.
Despite Mr Veifer posting the unedited 2.5 minute video on Instagram on Friday morning, NSW Police said they still had not received the original file from him.
It is understood they have since been sent the unedited footage.
Police allegedly found the vial after Nadir and his colleague Sarah Abu Lebdeh were stood down from their roles at Bankstown Hospital (pictured) in south-western Sydney
Sydney criminal lawyer Maggie Sten, of firm George Sten and Co, said after watching the video there was a case to support the nurses being charged.
'I think there are several offences they could be charged with,' Ms Sten said.
'One could be using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in jail.
'They are using a carriage service – a phone – to threaten the person on the other end. This includes the slitting of the throat gesture.'
Ms Sten said they could also be charged with intimidation offences.
In the unedited video posted on Friday, Mr Veifer asked if he was going to be killed because he served in the Israel Defence Forces, and Nadir said: 'That's definitely the answer. Correct.'
Abu Lebdeh then says that Israel 'killed innocent people'.
She allegedly threatens Israeli patients and tells Veifer: 'One day, your time will come, and you will die the most horrible death.'
State opposition police spokesman Paul Toole couldn't understand why the pair had not yet been charged.
'How much more evidence do you need to go ahead and charge somebody?' he said.
