MAHMOUD "MICK" HAWI, the Comanchero leader who has called for calm in the escalating bikie war, allegedly took part in the Sydney Airport brawl and called in reinforcements - even though his group outnumbered their rival five to one.
He issued another statement yesterday accusing police of trying to cover up their failures to stop the death of Anthony Zervas while other outlaw club leaders were interested in peace talks.
"The question is: what is more important … a cover-up for Sunday or that the conflict ends?" he said in a statement.
But a senior investigator told the Herald Hawi was calling for peace because he was worried about the violence now affecting his "business".
"He's just a gangster who's worried about his bottom line," the source said.
A police version of events tendered in the Wednesday hearings for the four Comanchero charged with affray describes a "senior member" of the Comanchero wearing a white T-shirt and long white trousers. That senior member is understood to be Hawi.
When the five Comanchero boarded the aircraft, Hawi is alleged to have stared at the Hells Angels Sydney chapter president, Derek Wainohu, who was travelling alone.
Moments later Hawi allegedly told his associates: "Get the boys to meet us at the other end."
A fight broke out immediately after Wainohu and the Comanchero members left the plane, and several more members of both clubs who had arrived at the airport joined in.
Hawi allegedly took part in this fight, which broke up when Wainohu and two other men - allegedly Anthony and Peter Zervas - "extricated themselves".
Police allege the Comanchero members set upon the Zervas brothers several minutes later at the check-in area. Shortly after, Anthony was fatally injured.
Hawi's statement yesterday said: "I have had contact with other persons of influence; they have a similar attitude [calling for calm], however have not spoken up.
"Police are desperate to win back the confidence of the public. The course taken by police to criticise genuine efforts by other persons of influence and I are unhelpful."
Hawi's latest public comments come as police charged the president of the pseudo-bikie club Notorious - which was allegedly involved in a spate of drive-by shootings - with possessing pharmaceutical pills.
Police pulled over Allan Sarkis, the president of Notorious, in Chatswood about 9pm on Wednesday and allegedly found 26 Alprazolam tablets.
Sarkis's arrest makes him the second prominent bikie club member to be targeted by police this week, following the arrest of the serjeant-at-arms of the Bandidos's Parramatta chapter, Mahmoud Dib, on Tuesday.
Police have charged Sarkis, 34, of Hornsby, with having the pills without a prescription.
He is due to face Hornsby Local Court on May 6.
Notorious is allegedly involved in the drive-by attacks in Sydney's west and south-west in the past week.
It is believed they are feuding with the Bandidos Motorcycle Club over historic differences.