Cape Town - The State has issued a subpoena for a Western Cape police officer who allegedly investigated corruption allegations against slain Anti-Gang Unit detective Charl Kinnear and former provincial detectives boss Jeremy Vearey.
Captain Alfred Barker, who is at the centre of corruption charges being faced by alleged underworld kingpin Nafiz Modack, was blasted for holding up court proceedings by failing to attend consultations.
This comes just three months after the bold statement made by Modack was introduced as evidence in the Western Cape High Court as he faces various corruption charges as part of the mammoth underworld trial.
At the time it was revealed that Modack had made the statement to Barker after he was first arrested in December 2017. He claimed after being released on bail he was approached by Mohamed Hanware who claimed he could help Modack get his firearms back by paying the police R150000.
He said he met with Hanware in August 2018 where he handed over
R30 000 and further alleged that two more payments of R40000 and R80 000 were paid into a bank account which details were given to him by Hanware.
In his investigation, Hawks detective Edward du Plessis said he found that the money was transferred from the bank account of Empire Car Investments into four accounts belonging to the wife of Hanware, advocate Caitlin Bowen.
Court documents shown in court showed various transfers with various payments from 2018 to 2020 using references such as ‘Gen V’ amounting to R587 000.
Further investigations revealed that the money trail stopped with the couple. During court proceedings this week it was revealed that Barker had agreed to be a defence witness but despite arrangements to meet with Modack’s Legal Aid Lawyer, advocate Bash Sibda, he failed to turn up.
The State subsequently issued a subpoena yesterday for Barker, while Judge Robert Henney blasted him for holding up court proceedings.
The trial continues.
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Cape Argus