Two 19-year-olds will be charged today with planning to carry out a terrorist attack in Sydney.
The man and woman, who are married, have been in custody since early last year. They will be charged with “conspiracy to do an act, or acts in preparation for, or planning, a terrorist act or acts” when they face Central Local Court today.
The charge carries a penalty of life imprisonment.
When they were arrested last year, the man was charged with three counts of collecting documents likely to facilitate terrorist acts, while the woman was charged with recklessly possessing a thing connected to a terrorist act and recklessly collect documents connected to a terrorist act.
“Today’s charges follows an extensive investigation by officers from the NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team and on-going consultation with the Commonwealth DPP,” said NSW Police.
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