Police have charged an 18-year-old man with conspiracy to commit terrorist acts after withdrawing the preventive detention order under which he had been held since his arrest on Saturday.
Police had been due to appear in Melbourne’s supreme court on Tuesday morning to review and potentially extend the interim counter-terrorism order, which allows a person to be held without charge for 48 hours.
On Monday night Victoria police and the Australian federal police removed the order and arrested and charged the Hampton Park man, who cannot be named.
He was due to appear at Melbourne magistrates court on Tuesday.
A Hallam man, Sevdet Ramdan Besim, 18, was arrested on Saturday and will appear in court on the same charge on Friday.
A third man, an 18-year-old from Narre Warren, charged with prohibited weapons offences, was released on bail and will appear in court at a later date, while two other Narre Warren men arrested in the weekend raids, aged 18 and 19, have been released pending further enquiries.
A 14-year-old boy was arrested in England on Monday over links to the same raids, with police alleging the men had an Islamic State-inspired plan to attack Anzac Day events in Australia.
On Monday, Victoria’s acting chief commissioner of police, Tim Cartwright, said an investigation would be held into the allegations of excessive force used by police during Saturday’s raids.
Some media reported a complaint had been received about the treatment of one of the men arrested, and that it had been referred to the force’s Professional Standards Command. But the premier, Daniel Andrews, told ABC radio on Tuesday no formal complaint had been made.
“There’s no formal complaint,” Andrews said. “That was the advice I received last night.
“Victoria police have contacted the families about repairing damage of the home and are talking with them about any concerns they may have had about the way police conducted themselves. That shows how seriously they take these issues.”
However, Victoria police confirmed to Guardian Australia on Tuesday morning a formal complaint had been received.
Pressed by the ABC about why the preventive detention order was removed, Andrews said the threshold for extending it was high.
“To be detained without charge is no small thing,” Andrews said.
He said he was proud of the work of the police during the raids and that he was confident they had acted appropriately.
One of the teenagers said he was kicked in the face by police, while another said his arm was broken, while there was also reports from family members of the men of property being damaged during the raids.
