Alleged Bondi Beach Gunman's Family Members Threatened: Court Battle Over Suppressing Identities
Lawyers argue Naveed Akram's mother and siblings have received death threats, but media challenges claim of imminent risk. Court to decide on order to withhold names.
Naveed Akram, the alleged shooter in the Bondi Beach terror attack, is at the center of a court battle over suppressing the identities of his family members. Lawyers acting for Akram have argued that his mother and siblings have received death threats since the December antisemitic shootings, and that their names should be kept hidden to prevent them from being harmed.
However, legal counsel for media organizations challenging the suppression order request have argued that there is no evidence before the court of an imminent risk to the family members. The court will now have to weigh the competing interests of protecting the Akram family's safety and the public's right to information.
