The bail application of alleged terror twins Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie, is expected to be heard in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
The pair are accused of plotting terror attacks on Jewish and US interests in South Africa.
Police arrested the 23-year-old twins on July 9, after they searched their home and found documents that they said incriminated them in terror plots and planning to join the terror group, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Both accused contend police officers who arrested them at their Newclare home in Johannesburg acted unlawfully because they only had a search warrant. Police concede they did not have an arrest warrant, but insist they acted lawfully.
The twins, who have been in jail for more than two months, had initially chosen to challenge the lawfulness of their arrest rather than apply for bail.
In August, the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court declared the arrest of the Thulsie twins was lawfully executed by the police.
However, the lawyer for the twins Annelene van den Heever told the court she would seek a high court review of the ruling.
Magistrate Pieter du Plessis told Van Den Heever that the bail matter could not proceed as he was aware there was an application at the High Court to rule if the search warrant was lawful.
Prosecutor, Chris MacAdam, told the court that on the August 19, the twins brought an application to the High Court for review arguing against the magistrate’s ruling that the accused were lawfully arrested.
He said the matter was struck off the roll on the bases that it had to be heard at a review which had to be done by two judges.
Their bail application was postponed on August 25.
The twins have been charged with conspiracy and incitement to commit the crime of terrorism and conspiring and attempting to commit acts associated with terrorist activities.
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