The Hong Kong-born accountant was leaving the Parramatta police headquarters when Farhad Jabar opened fire and killed him. The second man, an 18-year-old Wentworthville man, who was arrested on Wednesday 7 October, and has remained in custody under specified time provisions, outlined in Section 23DD of the Commonwealth Crimes Act 1914, has also been arrested today and is in the process of being charged.
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Police said the 22-year-old was arrested in west Merrylands at 10:45am and taken to a police station for questioning.
The 15-year-old was subsequently shot dead by officers on duty.
Mr Cheng’s funeral is due to be held at Sydney’s St Mary’s Cathedral on Saturday morning.
Australian Federal Police commissioner Andrew Colvin said police used the full array of laws available to them for the investigation.
“I want to acknowledge and thank the Sydney joint counter-terrorism team for their dedication, professionalism and meticulous work around the clock”.
Commissioner Scipione said he was happy with the arrests. “This is just another step along that path”, he said.
A TEENAGE Sydney terror suspect faces another day in custody without being charged after the Australian Federal Police (AFP) was granted a fresh court order.
‘What is clear is there’s a determination around that table to make sure we do everything to stop these events from happening, ‘ Mr Baird said. “I asked the Grand Mufti, ‘Where were you hiding?’ We need a Mufti who can speak English, who is qualified to be a Mufti”.
Police will also seek to have his bail refused.
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These measures contain criminal offences and powers that go far beyond the immediate targeting of highly vulnerable Islamic youth, supposedly linked to Islamist extremists in the Middle East. The “security” powers are being prepared for wider use throughout the working class as economic conditions worsen and Australia’s involvement in US-led wars intensifies in the Middle East and the South China Sea. I indicated there was much to be done and we were going to go at this and go at this very hard. “And it’s a warning for anyone that might chose to get involved in this type of crime – we said then, and we say now – we will hunt you down”.
