A former ASIO agent's claims that the Bondi shooters were radicalized long before their attack have sparked controversy, as the ASIO agency criticized the ABC for airing unsubstantiated information.
The ABC's investigative program, Four Corners, has aired allegations from a former undercover agent asserting that Sajid and Naveed Akram, the father-son duo responsible for the Bondi Beach attack that resulted in 15 deaths, exhibited signs of radicalization years prior to their violent actions. The claims have drawn attention to the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), which had previously assessed Naveed in 2019 due to his connections with an Islamic State cell but deemed him not to pose an ongoing threat. This timeline raises questions about ASIO's effectiveness in monitoring potential radicals.
