Krissy Barrett announces AFP are investigating ‘others’ connected to Bondi duo to protect community

The Australian Federal Police are investigating other people connected to the Bondi duo in relation to the December 14 attack that killed 15 people.

Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett said police were investigating who “the alleged offenders communicated with leading up to the attack”.

Ms Barrett said this was being down to “identify others” that pose risk to the community.

“We will use this information to cast a wider net to identify others – who may not be directly linked to this investigation – but should be under the attention of law enforcement and intelligence agencies,” she said.

It comes after accused Bondi shooter Naveed Akram was charged with 59 offences in relation to the attack, including 15 counts of murder and one count of terrorism.

Speaking to media on Saturday, NSW Premier Chris Minns called for a Royal Commission into the terror attack and announced new laws to crackdown on hate speech and give police more powers to remove face coverings.

“We need a Royal Commission right now,” he said.

“We’ve got bits and pieces of the jigsaw puzzle, but we don’t have the full picture.”

The planned police powers legislation would allow officers to remove face coverings from people at a public assembly if the officer reasonably believes a person wearing the covering has committed or is in the midst of committing an indictable offence.

Mr Minns also confirmed the phrase “globalise the intifada” would be banned under the hate speech laws.

“We’ll also make it very clear that horrific recent events have shown that the chant ‘globalise the intifada’ is hate speech and it encourages violence in our community,” he said.

“The chant will be banned alongside other hateful comments and statements made in our community.”