3yrs later and nothing, justice delayed is justice denied. They should appeal to the concourt to be released.
Terror-accused Thulsie twins enter fifth year behind bars, still awaiting trial (iol.co.za)
This is absolute bullschite!
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3yrs later and nothing, justice delayed is justice denied. They should appeal to the concourt to be released.
Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie made another appearance in the Johannesburg High Court on Monday. During proceedings, the state once again said it was ready to proceed with the long-awaited trial, suggesting the date of 7 February to get the ball rolling and put the charges to the accused so they can plead – which will mark the official start of this portion of proceedings. The twins’ counsel, advocate Abu Bakr Omar, indicated the defence had an availability issue on this date and that he and his team had requested additional information from the state about its case against his clients but that they were still waiting on this. The case is due back before the court on Tuesday, when various media houses are expected to bring a formal application to broadcast proceedings. The date for the accused to plead will also be discussed further. In the meantime, Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng set it down for 7 February.
The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has allowed the Thulsie twins' terrorism trial to be broadcast, but under strict conditions.
The ruling was made after State advocate Adele Barnard and the advocate representing the twins, Abubakar Omar, agreed on the manner in which the matter should be broadcast.
The parties were concerned about the safety of witnesses and the accused.
The State has handed all relevant and outstanding documents in its case against the Thulsie twins to their legal team.
The court had earlier ordered prosecutor Adele Barnard to hand over all outstanding documents to the defence team before the trial could start.
However, Barnard told Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng that all confidential documents had been handed to the defence.
But just say a bad word and you're in prison before you can catch your next breath.FFS the justice system (from SAPS to Supreme Court) sucks in SA, almost 6 years and still no actual court case.