Two men arrested in fresh police probe into Dezi Freeman’s movements before he was shot dead are released

The two men arrested as part of an ongoing police probe into the movements of Dezi Freeman have been released from custody, pending further enquiries.

Freeman was shot dead at a remote property in Thologolong, near the Victorian-NSW border on March 30.

He had been on the run for seven months after fatally shooting two police officers who were visiting his home in Porepunkah in Victoria’s north-east last August to serve an arrest warrant.

After Freeman was shot dead, police launched an investigation into those who may have helped Freeman evade authorities for months.

On Tuesday, a 48-year-old man and a 45-year-old man were arrested at two separate locations in north-east Victoria. 

But 24 hours later, police confirmed they had been released.

‘Two men aged 48 and 45 arrested by Taskforce Summit yesterday have been released pending further enquiries,’ a statement read.

‘The investigation remains ongoing and as such, we are not in a position to provide further details at this immediate time.’

It comes weeks after a man and woman were arrested at separate properties on April 4 in relation to the ongoing investigation into Freeman. The pair were later released without any charges laid.

The latest update comes one day after a coronial inquest into the deadly police operation at Porepunkah last August got underway in Melbourne.

Officers had attended the property to execute a search warrant and speak to Freeman over alleged child sex offences when he shot dead Senior Constable Vadim De Waart-Hottart and Detective Leading Senior Constable Neil Thompson.

A third officer was shot in the leg but survived.

More to come.