FOUR men appeared in Goulburn Local Court today charged with plotting to carry out the terror attack that claimed the life of NSW Police employee, Curtis Cheng.
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Three of the accused men appeared unrepresented and did not apply for bail. Sam Rowland, defence solicitor for Talal Alameddine, aged 22, also did not apply for bail and it was formally refused for all four.
They have not entered any pleas.
The matters have been adjourned to Central Local Court on June 9, 2016.
The four men appeared via audio-visual link from Goulburn Supermax where they are being held.
On Friday October 2, 2015, 58-year-old Mr Cheng, a senior accountant and father of two, was shot and killed as he left work at Parramatta Police Headquarters.
The 15-year-old assailant was in turn shot dead in an exchange of gunfire with Police Special Constables.
Detectives from the NSW Joint Counter-Terrorism Team (JCTT) formally charged four men in relation to the incident on Wednesday.
Around 8.30am Wednesday April 27, strike force Peqin and Fellows investigators travelled to Bowral Police Station.
The four suspects were formally charged with plotting the attack and additional state and commonwealth offences.
Twenty year old Milad Atai from Guildford, is also accused of facilitating the travel of the gunman’s sister to Syria on the day before the murder.
He was charged with conspiring to do act in preparation for, or planning, a terrorist act/s; three counts of membership of a terrorist organisation; participate in a criminal group; and providing support to a terrorist organisation.
He is already facing a charge of knowingly make funds available to terrorist organization.
Mustafa Dirani, a 23-year-old man from Merrylands, was charged with conspiring to do act in preparation for, or planning, a terrorist act/s and membership of a (non-listed) terrorist organisation.
He is already facing charges of supply pistol to unauthorized person; acquire pistol contrary to a firearms prohibition order; hinder investigation; participate in a criminal group; and membership of a terrorist organisation.
Raban Alou, an 18-year-old man from Guildford, was charged with conspiring to do act in preparation for, or planning, a terrorist act/s; directing the activities of a (non-listed) terrorist organization and supply pistol to person unauthorised to possess it.
He is already facing charges of aid/abet/counsel/procure the commission of a terrorist act; member of a terrorist organisation and directing the activities of a criminal group.
Talal Alameddine, from Marsfield was charged with conspiring to do act in preparation for, or planning, a terrorist act/s and membership of a (non-listed) terrorist organisation.
He is already facing charges of knowingly participate in a criminal group; knowingly supply a pistol to unauthorised person; and member of a terrorist organization.