Modack trial postponed for defence to prepare for cross-examination of State witness

CAPE TOWN - The trial of alleged underworld crime boss Nafiz Modack was postponed for a week on Monday to give his defence attorney time to prepare for cross-examination of the State's main witness, Hawks officer, Edward du Plessis.

Modack and his co-accused face 122 charges related to various crimes, including murder, extortion, money laundering, racketeering, and fraud.

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Evidence presented in court by Du Plessis shows Modack allegedly used money extorted from a luxury car dealership, and laundered through a front company, to pay some of the accused to commit crimes.

It's the State's case that Modack used the company's bank account to pay co-accused Zane Kilian to track slain top cop, Charl Kinnear, up to a day before his murder in September 2020.

Modack is also accused of plotting other murders, including the father of a Hawks officer, Nicholaas Heerschap, and a tow-truck driver, Richard Joseph, as well as the attempted murder of a prominent Cape Town attorney, William Booth.

A self-confessed gunman and two other co-accused have already told the court they acted on Modack's instruction to allegedly commit crimes.

The trial continues on Monday.