Murder-accused and alleged underworld kingpin, Nafiz Modack, claims the 62 charges he faces, including murder and money laundering, are “vague and confusing”, and has demanded that the prosecution provide him with access to evidence.
Top cop Jeremy Vearey could be dismissed over Facebook posts while bosses remain mum
By Genevieve Serra
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Cape Town - Western Cape deputy police commissioner Major-General Jeremy Vearey could be dismissed following a disciplinary hearing.
Following the disciplinary process a recommendation was made for his dismissal. The national police commissioner, General Khehla Sithole, would need to make the final approval of the recommendation.
He allegedly made a Facebook post degrading the image of the SA Police Service, specifically Sithole.
Vearey received a notice of suspension in March after the alleged posts were made in February.
National police spokesperson Brigadier Vish Naidoo said they were deciding whether to issue a media statement about the outcome of the disciplinary hearing.
Modack & co still await bail hearing
28 May 2021
A heavy police presence was seen outside the Blue Downs Magistrates Court on Friday morning as alleged underworld king-pin Nafiz Modack & his co-accused appeared to apply for bail. Some of the controversal businessman’s supporters were outside the court displaying posters & signs claiming his innocence. (David Harrison/M&G)
The bail hearing of alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack and his co-accused is yet to commence as their lawyers request more information relating to their clients’ lengthy list of charges.
Modack, Zane Kilian, Jacques Cronjé, Ricardo Morgan and police officer Ashley Tabisher made another court appearance at the Blue Downs regional court on Friday, 28 May. The accused are appearing on various charges including conspiracy to commit murder, illegal cellphone tracking, racketeering, kidnapping, intimidation, corruption and gang-related extortion.
The Labour Court in Cape Town has ruled that a disciplinary hearing against policeman André Lincoln, driven by national police commissioner General Khehla Sitole, be halted pending the referral of the matter to a bargaining council.
This comes about a week after the Labour Court in Johannesburg interdicted Sitole from going ahead with the hearing against Lincoln’s colleague Peter Jacobs, previously the head of Crime Intelligence and now heading the police’s Inspectorate.
Both Lincoln and Jacobs face allegations relating to the security of Lieutenant-Colonel Charl Kinnear who was shot dead outside his Bishop Lavis home in Cape Town on 18 September 2020.
A Parow regional court magistrate described Amaal Jantjies, a suspect in the murder of Lieutenant-Colonel Charl Kinnear, as having deep roots in the Cape Town underworld before denying her application for bail on Wednesday, 25 May.