Deputy Chief Magistrate Sharon Freund addressed the accused man with a pointed question, “Did you just hear what I just said?” This interaction took place during a courtroom proceeding that otherwise unfolded without incident.

Later, Ben Archibold, a solicitor from Legal Aid, requested a moment to confer with his client privately. Magistrate Freund informed the accused, “Mr. Akram, your solicitor is going to give you a call after.” Akram acknowledged with a simple, “Yep.”

During the hearing, Akram appeared in a green jumper issued by the prison, sitting with his hands resting in his lap. His appearance was notable for his freshly shaven head, though he maintained the short, full beard he had during the events of the December 14 mass shooting.

“Yep,” the accused terrorist replied.

Akram was dressed in a green prison-issued jumper, with his hands in his lap as he listened to the otherwise uneventful case mention.

His hair was freshly shaven, while he continued to sport the full-faced short beard he had during the December 14 mass shooting.

But none of the pipe bombs detonated, despite preliminary police analysis finding they were viable.

A box-like bomb was found in the boot of the car while two hand-painted ISIS flags were also in the vehicle.

A court suppression order allows victim-survivors to choose if and when they go public with their story and join other survivors such as Arsen Ostrovsky and hero tobacconist Ahmed Al Ahmed, who briefly disarmed Akram’s father.

Akram is next due in court on April 9.

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