“I’ve lived the life, I’ve been charged with kidnapping myself – other gangsters – so I know how it works,” he said.
“All I’m asking for is a bit of compassion… At this point, right now, it’s all about the Ayoub family.
“This guy is not a gangster.”
Family members and friends converged on the Belfield home on Thursday afternoon, comforting each other and speaking with police.
Detectives with clipboards came and went from the property, which was guarded by police.
Cars of family and friends joined police patrolling the streets around the home.
Ayoub, 28, is also involved in business dealings with his two brothers, Charlie, 37, and Normie, 34. The trio own a rural property in the Southern Highlands.
NSW Police on Monday morning said they had recovered Ayoub alive after days of secretive investigations.
The Herald was asked not to release details of the kidnapping last week by police, who cited fears publicity might incite the kidnappers to harm Ayoub.
The Robbery and Serious Crime Squad spent four days trying to locate Ayoub.
