Modack co-accused Kilian fails in second attempt to be released on bail
Zane Kilian faces 43 charges related to various crimes, including racketeering, unlawful interception of electronic communications and murder.
Second accused in the Nafiz Modack trial Zail Kilian in the Western Cape High court on 6 August 2024. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News
CAPE TOWN - A co-accused in the high-profile trial of alleged underworld gang boss, Nafiz Modack, has failed in a second attempt to get released on bail.
Zane Kilian faces 43 charges related to various crimes, including racketeering, unlawful interception of electronic communications and murder.
Evidence shows Kilian pinged slain top cop, Charl Kinnear, more than 2,000 times before his murder in September 2020.
High Court Judge Mark Sher on Wednesday found it was not in the interests of justice for Modack's co-accused, Kilian, to be released on bail.
Since his arrest, Kilian has maintained his innocence, saying he thought he was pinging Kinnear for debt collection on behalf of Modack.
Before dismissing Kilian's application for bail, Judge Sher said that given the seriousness of the charges and the lengthy sentences he faces if convicted, it would not be in the interests of justice for Kilian to be released on bail.
Sher added that in the event that Kilian were to be granted bail, there was every likelihood he would seek to leave the country and to evade justice.