‘Debilitated, Damaged’ Bikie Could Leave Jail This Year

Tarek Zahed was sentenced to three years and six months in prison with a non-parole period of two years and four months in the NSW Supreme Court on March 12.

Members of the Rebels motorcycle gang ride to Perth on September 12, 2013 in Australia. Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales are cracking down on bikie gangs with new laws and a national anti-gangs squad. Paul Kane/Getty Images

A former high-ranking bikie who survived an ambush that killed his brother could leave jail this year after being sentenced for hindering an investigation into the killing of a man almost a decade ago.

Tarek Zahed was sentenced to three years and six months in prison with a non-parole period of two years and four months in the NSW Supreme Court on March 12.