Terror suspects' lawyers slam court delay

Lawyers for two Queensland men facing terrorism-related charges say they're extremely dissatisfied with how slow the case is progressing.

Lawyers for two Queensland men on terrorism-related charges have criticised police for being slow to provide evidence against their clients.

Omar Succarieh, 31, and Agim Kruezi, 22, have been behind bars since they were arrested in counter-terrorism raids last September.

Both are accused of preparing for incursions into war-torn Syria.

Kruezi is also accused of recruiting others to join incursions into foreign states, and Succarieh is accused of providing funds to the terrorist organisation Jabhat al-Nusra, also known as the al-Nusra Front, in Syria.

During a mention of their cases in court on Friday, commonwealth prosecutor Justin Williams said most, but not all, of the evidence against the duo had been handed to the men's lawyers by a January 30 deadline.

This included 19 files of evidence relating to Succarieh and 18 for Kruezi.

A list of outstanding material includes recorded conversations identified by ASIO that won't be ready to hand to Succarieh and Kruezi's lawyers until mid-April.

Defence lawyer James Wallace, for Succarieh and as agent for Kruezi's Sydney-based lawyers, said the delay was unsatisfactory.

Kruezi's lawyers had told him they were "extremely dissatisfied", he said.

"It (the case) commenced in September, early September of last year, and we still don't have all of the material to be relied upon," Mr Wallace told the Brisbane Magistrates Court.

"We'll be six months in by the time it's end of March and we still won't have a full brief of evidence by the looks of it."

Magistrate Terry Gardiner adjourned the case until March 13, but told police to make "extra effort" to secure all the evidence earlier then expected.

He added he did not intend to put the case off again.

Succarieh, a married father of three, has unsuccessfully applied for bail twice since his arrest.

Neither Succarieh nor Kruezi appeared in court on Friday.


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