Asked whether the government had decided the amount of fees to be paid to him, Kazmi said the court had appointed him and also recommended fees. "Let the government decide and then I shall decide about acceptance or non-acceptance of fees. It would be premature to say anything at this stage". Kazmi said he was given 'Z' security and added that this was the first time he had been provided with security.

Earlier, too he had defended accused allegedly involved in terror cases but defence advocates had never been given security. To a question how he felt defending Kasab and whether this had made any difference to him, the lawyer said "this case is very sensitive and there is a lot of media xposure. The entire world was watching this case. There is a ot of work pressure."