Alleged Bondi shooter Naveed Akram moved to Goulburn Supermax prison
Alleged Bondi hitman Naveed Akram has been moved to the country’s highest security prison, where he will be held in protective custody while he faces multiple murder charges.
Mr Akram, 24, was transferred to Goulburn Supermax, about 190km southwest of Sydney, on Monday, The Daily Telegraph reported.
The alleged terrorist faces 59 charges following a deadly shooting at Bondi Beach on December 14, targeting Jews celebrating Hanukkah by the sea.
Mr Akram was being held at Long Bay Prison Complex in Sydney’s Malabar after being transferred from North Shore Hospital last month.
He was detained after being denied bail in December.
A NSW Government spokesman would not confirm whether Mr Akram had been moved but said community safety remained the government’s top priority and NSW Corrective Services took responsibility for appropriately managing serious offenders with incredible seriousness.
“The High Risk Management Prison Center is the most secure prison in the state and is equipped to house the highest risk inmates,” a spokesman said.
“We cannot comment on the specific circumstances of the inmates.”
The High Risk Management Correctional Center (HRMCC) is a maximum security facility for male offenders affiliated with Goulburn Supermax.
Some of NSW’s most notorious criminals have been jailed at the centre, including murderers Ivan Milat, Malcolm Naden and terrorist Bourhan Hraichie.
Mr Akram was charged with 59 offences, including acts of terrorism, 15 counts of murder and 40 counts of wounding with intent to murder.
He didn’t need to defend himself.
Police said in a report prepared by investigators that CCTV footage captured two men, alleged to be Naveed Akram and his father Sajid Akram, arriving at the car park near Archer Park in Bondi Beach around 9.30pm on December 12.
The men allegedly parked their vehicles and crossed over the footbridge where the mass attack allegedly took place.
The documents stated, “It is seen that the defendant and his father got out of the vehicle and walked along the pedestrian bridge at the place where they went two days later and shot at the people.”
