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Ex-Nurse Wins Legal Battle Over Drug Charge
30 Jun
Summary
- Drug possession charge withdrawn due to inadmissible evidence.
- Antisemitic tirade evidence deemed inadmissible for trial.
- Nurses' registrations suspended by health watchdog.
A former nurse, Ahmad Rashad Nadir, has secured a significant legal victory as a drug possession charge was withdrawn. The charge stemmed from a vial of morphine allegedly found in his locker at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital in February 2025. Bankstown Local Court dismissed the evidence related to the hospital's locker search as inadmissible.
This ruling represents Nadir's second recent legal success. A week prior, evidence from a viral February 2025 video capturing alleged antisemitic remarks by Nadir and a colleague was also deemed inadmissible for their trial. The pair are accused of refusing to treat Israeli patients and threatening violence.
Prosecutors now face challenges in their case due to the loss of this key video evidence. Nadir and his former colleague, Sarah Abu Lebdeh, have pleaded not guilty to charges of being menacing and offensive. Their registrations as nurses in Australia have been suspended by the nation's health practitioner watchdog.
They are scheduled to face a NSW District Court jury trial later in August. The video in question was recorded by Israeli national Max Ilinsky on the platform ChatRoulette in 2025. Both Nadir and Abu Lebdeh are currently prohibited from working as nurses in Australia.
