Naveed Akram, the primary suspect in December’s Bondi Beach terrorist shooting, has been relocated to Goulburn Supermax, Australia’s most secure penitentiary facility. The 24-year-old was transferred Monday to the High Risk Management Correctional Centre approximately 190km southwest of Sydney, where he will remain in protective custody while facing extensive criminal charges.
The alleged perpetrator stands accused of 59 offenses, including commission of a terrorist act, 15 counts of murder, and 40 counts of wounding with intent to murder. The charges stem from the December 14 attack targeting Jewish celebrants during Chanukah by the Sea festivities at Bondi Beach.
Newly released court documents reveal chilling details of alleged preparation for the attack. CCTV evidence reportedly shows Akram and his father Sajid Akram conducting reconnaissance at the attack location two days prior to the shooting. Further evidence includes October 2025 footage allegedly depicting the pair conducting firearms training in a rural NSW location and appearing before an Islamic State flag while articulating ideological justifications for their planned actions.
A NSW Government spokesman declined to confirm specific inmate movements but emphasized that “community safety remained the government’s top priority,” noting that the High Risk Management Correctional Center is specifically designed to accommodate inmates posing the highest security risks.
The case has sparked broader scrutiny of firearm regulations in New South Wales. Retired Senior Constable Wayne Jackson, a former NSW Police Force veteran with three decades of service, has publicly criticized what he describes as systemic failures in the firearms registry system. Jackson contends the compliance-focused approach has created an “unchecked and effectively unlimited supply of firearms” into communities, with approximately 7,500 permits and 1,900 new license applications processed monthly without adequate enforcement capabilities.
The transfer to Supermax places Akram alongside some of NSW’s most notorious criminals, including convicted murderers Ivan Milat and Malcolm Naden, as well as terrorist Bourhan Hraichie. Akram has not yet been required to enter formal pleas to the charges against him.