THE legal team of the two Ndimande brothers held in Eswatini needs time to go through the 254 documents.
The extradition application papers came as a batch of 254 pages.
This was revealed during the appearance of the two brothers Siyabonga and Melusi Ndimande in the Manzini Magistrates Court in Eswatini on Wednesday, 20 March.
They face charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder in case of Kiernan "AKA" Forbes and Tebello "Tibz" Motsoane.
Principal crown counsel Macebo Nxumalo said Eswatini received the papers on Monday, 18 March.
"On the same date, South Africa transmitted these papers to foreign affairs, foreign affairs transmitted the papers the same day. The court read also sent the papers, originals are already with the court," he said.
He said there was a memorandum from the Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Justice Minister dated 18 March.
"The 254 pages of the whole document is marked exhibit G," he said.
He said Eswatini is taking this matter seriously and giving it the urgency it deserves.
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"I'm ready to deal with the matter but after discussing it with my learned friend, the representation, they indicated that they needed time to look into the papers because they are a bulk," he said.
He said he intends to instruct another lawyer from out of the country and that process needs more time.
"He requests the matter to be postponed for two weeks. We are not objecting to that. The next proposed date is 9 April, that's where he come back to court to say if the application is opposed or not," he said.
He said the other problem was the evidence and it had been agreed that the detention would continue until 9 April.
And the brothers' lawyer, Sivesonke Ngwenya, said he had confirmed that the application was received in his office on 18 March.
"It's correct that exhibit G is a bulk of documents, 254 pages. There is a need to go through the documents carefully," he said.
He further said he had communicated with his clients, and they had appointed a preferred lawyer, Advocate Mduduzi Mabila and Advocate Jimmy Howse from South Africa, who needed to be briefed.
Magistrate David Khumalo said the papers were a bulk and the lawyers needed time to go through them and take instructions.
"Once that's been done, a decision shall be taken be taken by the legal team. If it's contested the court will give a timeline. Dates for hearing of the matter will be set," he said.
However, the Magistrate's postponed the matter to 9 April.
Should the extradition be approved, the suspects will come to South Africa to join the five accused.
