A 16-year-old Sydney boy charged with a terrorism offence over an alleged Anzac Day terror plot has pleaded not guilty. The teenager is charged with planning or preparing to commit a terrorist act by trying to obtain a gun, which police say he intended to use at an Anzac Day event.
It is understood messages intercepted by police made reference to April 25, but did not disclose a specific location or time. The boy was arrested on Sunday near his home in Auburn in Sydney's west, after an investigation by officers attached to Operation Vianden. He did not appear in court for the brief hearing but his lawyer, Zemarai Khatiz, pleaded not guilty on the boy's behalf and said his client would apply for bail on Friday.
Mr Khatiz said he had arranged for an expert psychologist to assess the boy while he was in custody, and the assessment would form the basis of the bail application.
"The psychological impact of long-term incarceration will be a very relevant and powerful factor in that bail application," he told the court.
Prosecutor Chris Choi told the court police would oppose bail, adding that the prosecution required 10 weeks to prepare their brief of evidence.
"We need 10 weeks because there are a number of electronic devices that require examination," she said.
Magistrate Elizabeth Ryan granted the prosecution six weeks to prepare the brief, which means the matter will return to court in June.
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