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The assassin who killed an ex-boss of the Rebels motorcycle gang has requested to be released from jail early for his agreement to testify against the alleged mastermind behind the hit.

Bikie David Pye has appeared in court to deny that he paid a hitman $150,000 to shoot dead Rebels rival Nick Martin at a Perth drag racing track from a distance of 300 metres.

Rebels boss Nick Martin, 51, was gunned down at a drag race at Kwinana Motorplex south of Perth on December 12, 2020 from 300m away as he sat with his wife and stepdaughter.

The mercenary killer admitted assassinating Rebels bikie boss Nick Martin with a long-distance shot in an alleged $150,000 contract killing on the orders of rival gang boss David James Pye.

Bikie boss Nick Martin was shot dead last December while attending Perth Motorplex, after a sniper was allegedly offered $150,000 to execute him. Now the full sinister plot has been revealed.

The sniper shooting — which took place in front of horrified onlookers including the gang boss’ family in Perth — sparked a massive police investigation.

00:48 EDT, 16 March 2021 A special forces soldier arrested after the cold-blooded execution of a notorious bikie leader describes himself an outdoor loving humanitarian and adrenaline junkie with a passion for animals. The suspected hitman is still being questioned  by police following Mondays dramatic arrest over the brazen murder of Rebels boss Nick Martin three months ago. Dozens of police officers shut down a quiet suburban street in Waikiki, in Perths south, and stormed the mans red-bri...

09:50 EDT, 15 March 2021 107 shares An adrenaline junkie with military experience in Iraq has been arrested over the assassination of a notorious bikie leader who was shot dead by a sniper.  Former Rebels bikie boss Nick Martin, 51, was shot in the back at the Outlaw Nitro Challenge drag racing event at the Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach at 8.30pm on Saturday, December 12. He died at the scene in front of horrified families and children including his own wife and step-daughter. Police raid...

A special forces soldier who served in two wars and works for a shadowy group has been arrested over the sniper execution of a notorious bikie leader.

The home of a Mongols bikie has been targeted in a drive-by shooting while a heavily-pregnant woman and her daughter were inside - as fears grow of an all-out turf war between rival gangs. Neighbours in Port Kennedy in Perths outer-south heard banging and shouting about 2.50am on Thursday, March 11 police said. The property on Sirius Place is understood to belong to Mongols identity Jason Gastarov - who previously defected to the gang from the Rebels. A pregnant woman and her five-year-old old ...