Police will allege that Naveed Akram, 24, and his slain father Sajid Akram, 50, recorded movies outlining their causes for the Bondi assault that have been seized by investigators, together with a recording the place they quote from the Quran and vow to assault “Zionists” whereas surrounded by rifles.
Within the video, recorded in October, the pair allegedly pose in entrance of an Islamic State flag and description what police will allege was their rationalization for the assault at Bondi Seaside.
“The accused is recorded showing to recite, in Arabic, a passage from the Quran,” the police details allege.
“Following the recitation, each the accused and (Sajid Akram) converse in English and make quite a lot of statements concerning their motivation for the ‘Bondi assault’ and condemning the actions of ‘Zionists.’”
The fabric additionally consists of photographs and recordings from October, the place the daddy and son conduct firearms coaching at a countryside location believed to be in NSW.
“The accused and his father are seen all through the video firing shotguns and shifting in a tactical method,” the police details allege.
Police say the mom instructed police she believed the pair have been on a fishing journey and that her son Naveed had been calling her every day from a public payphone at 10:30 a.m.
The pair allegedly posed for images with weapons and home made units within the lead-up to the lethal assault.
The photographs are contained in an announcement of police details that was beforehand suppressed till a NSW court docket lifted the suppression order on Monday.
CCTV reveals timeline of terror
It additionally particulars CCTV documenting their pair’s motion within the lead as much as the alleged offences.
The doc launched by the court docket states “police allege that the accused Naveed and his father, Sajid, adhere to a religiously motivated extremist ideology linked to Islamic State”.
“That is demonstrated by their videoed speech and use of Islamic State flags through the assault,” it reads. “There may be proof that the accused and his father, Sajid Akram meticulously deliberate this terrorist assault for a lot of months via actions together with:
“Making an ISIS impressed video; ii) Making of ISIS flags; iii) Firearms coaching; iv) Making of pipe bombs and improvised explosive units; v) Reserving of lodging to behave as a staging publish; and vi) Transportation of firearms and ammunition for the assault.”
A NSW Police assertion of details is a doc outlining the prosecution’s model of an alleged offence.
It summarises the offender’s alleged conduct, proof from police, victims, and witnesses and is ready by investigating detectives.
Sajid was shot lifeless by police on December 14 when he and his son allegedly opened hearth on the Chanukah By The Sea occasion at Bondi Seaside simply earlier than 7 p.m.
Deputy Chief Justice of the Peace Michael Antrim heard the matter this morning noting he deliberate to suppress the names of some survivors of the assault listed within the police assertion of details, until they consented to talking about their experiences with media retailers.
“I perceive that there’s comprehensible public curiosity in these proceedings,” Justice of the Peace Antrim stated.
“My orders are that, firstly the interim order is revoked, I make a suppression order within the phrases which are set out.
“Bail will not be utilized for and is formally refused.”
Bombs thrown at crowd
The police details allege that the 2 males have been armed with home made bombs and explosive units which they threw in the direction of the gang at Bondi however didn’t detonate.
“Upon parking the car, the accused and (Sajid Akram) eliminated the IS flags from the car and positioned them on the within of the entrance and rear windscreen respectively,” the police details state.
“Sajid Akram proceeded to take away the three firearms from the car, in addition to the pipe bombs and Tennis Ball Bombs, moved in the direction of the footbridge.
“Upon approaching the footbridge, investigators imagine the three pipe bombs and the tennis ball bomb have been thrown in the direction of the gang of individuals in Archer Park.
“Preliminary evaluation signifies the pipe bombs have been fabricated from sealed aluminum piping containing explosives, black powder, and metal ball bearings.
“The pipe bombs didn’t detonate, nevertheless, preliminary evaluation signifies each gadgets have been assessed as viable improvised explosive units.”
Earlier, CCTV allegedly captured the daddy and son on the rental Airbnb property leaving the property at 2.16am on the day of the assaults and once more later that day.
“On Monday, the twentieth of October, 2025 the accused rented a room inside a five-bedroom home,” the doc states.
“This reserving was made on-line via the web site Airbnb.
“About 2.16am, on Sunday, 14th of December 2025 the accused and his father Sajid Akram, have been captured by closed circuit tv on the premises.
“At the moment, the accused and Sajid Akram have been noticed carrying lengthy and hulking gadgets wrapped in blankets. This stuff have been positioned right into a 2001 silver Hyundai Elantra.
The car was registered to the accused.”
Arsenal loaded into automotive
Police alleged the cumbersome gadgets loaded into the car have been two single barrel shotguns, a Beretta rifle, 4 home made improvised explosive units — two pipe bombs, one tennis ball bomb, one giant IED bomb — and two Islamic State flags.
“The accused and his father, Sajid Akram, then returned to the premises about 5.09pm. The accused and his father have been captured on CCTV leaving the residence,” the doc states.
The police details state that the 24-year-old is charged with committing a terrorist act, 15 counts of homicide and 40 counts of tried homicide, Discharge Firearm and many others with intent, Show Prohibited Image, Inflicting explosives to be positioned in or close to constructing, conveyance or public place.
“About 6.50pm on Sunday 14 December 2025, the Accused and his father (Sajid) born 10 February 1975 attended the neighborhood of Bondi Seaside, New South Wales,” the doc states.
“The Accused and (Sajid Akram) used three firearms of their possession to shoot at a lot of folks gathered for a Jewish occasion named ‘Chanukah by the Sea 2025.
“Collectively, the Accused and his father shot and killed 15 folks. An additional 40 victims have been wounded by their gunfire, together with two responding NSW Cops who attended the scene.
“Sajd Akram was shot and killed by police through the incident.”
Suppression order lifted
The suppression was made final week on the bottom that it was mandatory to forestall prejudice to the correct administration of justice on the premise that the police investigation is ongoing.
Deputy Chief Justice of the Peace Antrim heard the matter this morning.
Authorized counsel additionally appeared for NSW Commissioner of Police Mal Lanyon.
“The Court docket granted the prosecution utility for an interim suppression order over the Assertion of Details till 22 December 2025,” the Commonwealth Division of Public Prosecutions stated in an announcement previous to the listening to.
On December 18, the court docket lifted the suppression order over the assertion of details.
Nonetheless, previous to the general public launch of any supplies, the prosecution has requested a listening to to find out an utility for a non-publication order in relation to sure private identification particulars on the court docket file.
This associated to issues it might determine dozens of survivors of the assault who have been injured.
Akram has been charged with 59 offences, together with 15 counts of homicide and one in every of committing a terrorist act.
The 24-year-old was critically injured through the incident. His father Sajid Akram, 50, was shot by police on the pedestrian bridge.
Fifteen folks have been killed and dozens of others have been injured within the assault at a Jewish neighborhood at an occasion celebrating the primary night time of Hanukkah.
Akram additionally faces 40 counts of inflicting grievous bodily hurt with intent to homicide, in addition to one cost of inflicting a public show of a prohibited terrorist organisation image.
This pertains to the ISIS flag that was photographed within the automotive the duo allegedly dumped close to the scene of the assaults.
At a listening to final week Akram was represented by authorized help. He didn’t apply for bail and bail was formally refused.
The court docket made an order for the transient of proof to be served by April 8, 2026 and adjourned the matter to that date.
In an announcement, the NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Staff (JCTT), comprising the New South Wales Police Drive, the Australian Federal Police, the Australian Safety Intelligence Organisation and the NSW Crime Fee, confirmed final week it had formally referred the prosecution of fees in opposition to Akram to the Commonwealth Workplace of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The case has been adjourned till April 2026.
