TERROR accused twins Tony-Lee and Brandon-Lee Thulsie doubt the credibility of the evidence the police claim link them to terrorism and activities related to the Islamic State (IS).The 23-year-old brothers from Newclare have brought an application in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court to have their arrests and detentions declared unlawful. They say they were taken into custody by police officers without arrest warrants.The Thulsies face three counts of terrorism relating to alleged attempts to travel to Syria to join IS, and alleged plans to attack US and Jewish interests in SA.In a statement before the court‚ Detective Warrant Officer Wynand Olivier gave details of suspected IS-related activities in SA‚ naming the Thulsie brothers and siblings Ibrahim and Fatima Patel.The Patels were arrested around the same time as the Thulsies‚ for alleged involvement in the same suspected terror plot.Olivier said he believed the case of a teenage girl who tried to leave the country to join IS i...
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