Emotional: Nazir Akbari, 27, wept in the dock and cried 'sorry mum' during a sentencing hearing at Downing Centre District Court on Thursday A former bikie associate wept in court today as he stood accused of attempting to extort a smash repairman to the value of $10,000. Ex ‘Brothers 4 Life’ associate Nazir Akbari, 27, took the stand at Downing Centre District Court on Thursday, crying ‘I'm sorry mum’ while holding his head in his hands. Akbari and his co-accused Mohammed Nasiri, 23, have pleaded guilty to several charges stemming from an extortion attempt by the Brothers 4 Life which targeted a smash repair business last year.
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Nazir Akbari, 27, attempted to extort a businessman to the tune of $10,000
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He and Mohammed Nasiri, 23, are former Brothers 4 Life gangsters
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In court for a sentencing hearing, Akbari wept and said 'I'm sorry mum'
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Nasiri also expressed remorse and said he wants to complete his HSC
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They told the man that unless he coughed up the cash ‘We will hurt you and blow up your shop’.@placeholder and Nasiri did not make those specific calls but police say the pair went to the shop a month later and demanded $10,000.