sevdet besim , from hallam in melbourne 's south-east , was charged with ` conspiracy to commit acts done in preparation for , or planning , terrorist acts ' at the melbourne magistrates court on saturday afternoon .
the family of one suspect said they were last year told to stop their son communicating with the extremist recruiter , who groomed melbourne terrorist numan haider .
police said the threat was ` fully contained ' .
it is alleged there was a plan in place to attack police and members the public with swords and knives , which forced police to act that