“Police made a submission to the board today [Friday] outlining a number of safety concerns, in particular following the fire at the premises,” police said in a statement.
Abdulrahim, known as the “The Punisher”, survived an execution when he was shot at multiple times outside his Thomastown home on May 24.
The torched getaway car.Credit: Nine
He had been lured from his home in the early hours of the morning while going to help his parents, whose car had been set on fire in Brunswick.
Abdulrahim escaped after ramming his car into the gunman’s BMW and chasing them from the scene.
Two weeks later his home was again sprayed with bullets, but this time no one was home.
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The Age has previously reported that there was a contract on Abdulrahim’s life after the underworld figure allegedly joined forces with an interstate gang to try and gain control of a slice of Victoria’s billion-dollar illicit tobacco market.
Police had advised him against fighting at his own boxing match earlier this year with two separate venues due to host it firebombed.
Four businesses connected to Abdulrahim have also been torched over the past year, including a Moonee Ponds tobacco and vape store that was targeted three times.
The boxer survived being shot eight times while driving in a funeral procession outside the Fawkner cemetery in June 2022.
Anyone with information or CCTV footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
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