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A man accused of opening fire at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's famous Bondi Beach, in an attack that killed 15 people, appeared in court for the first time on Monday, Australian media reported.
Naveed Akram, 24, faces 59 charges over the December 14 attack, including 15 counts of murder, 40 counts of wounding with intent and one count of terrorism.
Akram appeared via video from the Goulburn Correctional Centre, a maximum security prison in Sydney's southwest, where he is being held in custody, media reported.
Akram, wearing a prison uniform, remained silent during the court hearing. He spoke only to acknowledge that he had heard a discussion about extending the orders not to publish the victims' details.
Outside court, Akram's lawyer, Ben Archbold, said his client is doing "as well as he can" given the "very difficult conditions" in prison.
Archbold said it was too early to say how Akram would plead and that he had not discussed the details of the alleged attack with him.
"I haven't spoken to him about the attack in this regard," he told reporters, adding that all we are doing at the moment is starting the process.
Archbold added that he had visited Akram in prison.
"He is simply a client, and he is a client who needs to be represented. And we do not allow our personal views to prevent us from fulfilling our professional obligations. The matter has been adjourned, I have nothing more to say," he added.
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