THE case against the terrorism accused Thulsie twins has been postponed until Thursday to allow a police officer to bring to court evidence seized at the house in Florida‚ Johannesburg‚ where they were arrested on July 9.Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie have been in custody since their arrest at Brandon-Lee’s house.On Thursday‚ the brothers brought an application before the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court to declare their arrest unlawful.READ THIS: Duo’s arrest highlights peddling of terror fearThey say they were taken into custody by police officers without arrest warrants. If they succeed‚ they may be released.The Thulsie brothers face three counts of terrorism relating to alleged attempts to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS)‚ and alleged plans to attack US and Jewish interests in SA.The court must decide whether the police had credible evidence on which to arrest them. The twins claim there was none.Under cross-examination by Annelene van der Heever SC‚ for the broth...
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