Officer who probed Modack's corruption complaints against Vearey, Kinnear set to give evidence
Nafiz Modack said he paid Jeremy Vearey and Charl Kinnear thousands rand via a middleman to have guns seized from his home returned, while Vearey insists Modack was conned.
CAPE TOWN - A police officer who was investigating complaints of corruption made by alleged underworld gang boss, Nafiz Modack, against top cops, Charl Kinnear and Jeremy Vearey, is set to have his version presented in court on Thursday.
Modack said he paid Vearey and Kinnear thousands of rands via a middleman to have guns seized from his home returned, while Vearey insists Modack was conned.
The alleged gang boss and his 14 co-accused face 122 charges for various crimes centered around the murder of Kinnear in 2020.
Retired top cop, Jeremy Vearey, said that Modack was a victim of a "long con" by a middleman, which Vearey and his slain colleague, Kinnear, were aware of.
In 2017, Modack was approached by Mohamedaly Hanware, who told him that Vearey and Kinnear were willing to be paid to return 13 firearms seized from Modack's home.
Evidence shows that after making various payments to Hanware's wife, with Vearey as a reference, Modack's money trail ends with no transactions to Vearey or Kinnear.
In 2018, after paying Hanware R150,000 and still not receiving his guns, Modack approached police officer, Captain Alfred Barker, to lay a complaint of corruption against Kinnear and Vearey.
Barker's version will be presented in court on Thursday.