Alleged Bondi terror attack gunman Naveed Akram seeks order suppressing identities of family members

Family members of the alleged Bondi attacker have been granted an interim order suppressing their names and home and work addresses to protect their mental and physical safety.The public defender Richard Wilson SC made the application for a permanent suppression order for Naveed Akram’s mother, brother and sister at Downing Centre local court on Monday.The application was to be determined by the court next Tuesday after Australia" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="41491" data-entity-type="organization">News Corp Australia opposed it.The magistrate Greg Gogin made an interim suppression order until then.The magistrate noted the application had been made on the basis of “not only their mental safety but their physical safety”.News Corp’s legal counsel, Benjamin Regattieri, called the proposed order futile, arguing that extensive publication had already occurred in Australia and internationally.Naveed Akram, 24, and his father, 50-year-old Sajid Akram, allegedly killed 15 people after opening fire at a Hanukah festival at Bondi Beach on 14 December.Akram, who survived a shootout with police, has been charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and one count of committing a terrorist act that investigators allege may have been “inspired by ISIS”.Sajid Akram was shot and killed by police at the scene.A previous court order allowing victims to choose if and when they went public with their story was also extended on Monday.