Thulsie twins' bail application postponed to October

The bail application of jailed twins Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie, who are accused of plotting terror attacks on Jewish and US interests in South Africa, has been postponed to October. According to a report on the IoL site, 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. They contend police officers who arrested them at their Newclare home in Johannesburg only had a search warrant. Police concede they did not have an arrest warrant but say they acted lawfully. The week before last, 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 Johannesburg Magistrate's Court she would seek a High Court review of the ruling. Magistrate Pieter du Plessis told Van den Heever that he was notified that there was an application at the High Court to rule if the search warrant was lawful. State prosecutor, Chris MacAdam, told the court that the state and the defence had agreed to a postponement. In line with the agreement, Du Plessis postponed the bail hearing to 11 October to allow for the High Court review to go ahead first. The terror suspects will remain in custody until their next appearance.