Navid Akram, who is accused of killing 15 people in the Bondi Beach attack near the city of Sydney during a Hanukkah celebration on December 14, faces 19 new charges, including using deadly force and a firearm to resist arrest, according to judicial documents published by Australia on Wednesday.
Published on: 05/06/2026 - 10:07 Last updated: 05/06/2026 - 10:08
Judicial documents published by the Australian authorities on Wednesday revealed 19 new charges against the accused of killing 15 people in the Bondi Beach attack near the city of Sydney.
Thus, Naveed Akram is also charged with using deadly force and using a firearm to resist arrest.
The 24-year-old was originally facing charges of terrorism, murder, attempted murder and use of explosives.
Akram and his father, Sajid, who was killed in the attack, are accused of opening fire during a Hanukkah celebration on December 14 at Bondai Beach near Sydney.
It was the deadliest attack Australia had suffered in three decades.
These new charges were published after public hearings began Monday as part of the investigation into the attack. The results are expected to be released in December.
In this context, retired Justice Virginia Bell, who chairs the committee, stated in her opening remarks: “The sharp rise in anti-Semitism that we are seeing in Australia is also occurring in other Western countries, and appears clearly linked to events in the Middle East.”
Speaking about this thorny issue in her country, which the government has been accused of failing to address, she added: “It is important for people to realize how quickly these events turn into manifestations of violence and hostility towards Australian Jews, simply because they are Jews.”
On the other hand, Navid Akram's lawyer, who is detained in a high-security prison, has not yet announced whether his client will plead guilty.
According to authorities, the attack was inspired by the ideology of the Islamic State, but the two men did not receive any outside assistance and were not members of any terrorist organization.
Akram was investigated by Australian intelligence in 2019 on suspicion of his links to the extremist jihadi organization.
France 24/AFP
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