Brandonlee and tonylee thulsie
Terror-accused Thulsie twins continue to wait for day in court
The case against terror-accused twins Brandon Lee and Tony Lee Thulsie is expected to return to the High Court in Johannesburg next month.
On Tuesday, the State added a new charge of fraud which was allegedly committed in the Free State where the pair unlawfully presented Lesotho passports under different names.
Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie were arrested at their homes in Johannesburg in July last year and accused of planning attacks on Jewish and American interests in the country.
The State applied for a three-month postponement in order to collect evidence from other countries‚ including the US‚ Britain‚ Kenya‚ Syria and Turkey.
It was also reported over the weekend that an Isis bomb maker was arrested at a Turkish airport while trying to travel to South Africa.
The Hawks arrested the twins on suspicion they'd been plotting terrorist attacks against a US mission in Johannesburg.
The State has said that terror arrests made in the UK in 2016 led to evidence which further implicates the Thulsie twins.
Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba says the government knows about militant 'sleeper cells' in SA and has the situation under control.
Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie have been accused of plotting terror attacks.
The Hawks arrested the pair on suspicion they were planning to bomb Jewish and US interest in SA.
The twins' bail application has been delayed as their lawyer challenges the legality of their arrests.
The presiding judge was very critical of the application, saying that the proper procedures were not followed.
The defence team believes the twins' arrest was unlawful as police didn’t have warrants of arrest.
The Thulsie twins’ lawyer will challenge an earlier ruling that the arrests of the 23-year-olds was lawful.
The pair will remain in custody until Friday when a bail application is set to be heard.
The twins' lawyers have argued that the police did not have sufficient evidence to arrest them.
The defence advocate says merely mentioning Islamic State’s name does not amount to support for it.
Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee are challenging the lawfulness of their arrests.
The State will oppose an application to declare Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie’s arrest unlawful.