Modack testifies about how he became enemies with Booysen and Lifman

CAPE TOWN - Alleged underworld gang boss Nafiz Modack has testified about how he became enemies with the alleged underworld figures Jerome 'Donkie' Booysen and the now-deceased Mark Lifman.

Modack is in the dock on Wednesday to present his evidence-in-chief.

He faces 122 charges along with 14 others for various crimes related to operating a criminal enterprise.

Modack told the court he became enemies with Lifman after he tried to purchase two of Modack's properties at an auction in March 2017.

Modack said he had already secured buyers for the properties along with letters to show the auctions had been cancelled.

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He told the court he had an argument with Lifman, who insisted he would buy the properties for less than their value -- before allegedly pointing a firearm in Modack's face.

Modack said after the confrontation he received information that certain nightclub owners were not happy with the security Lifman was providing for them in Cape Town's CBD.

He said he then decided to take over the security at 80% of the nightclubs in Cape Town.

Modack told the court he made the decision because Lifman had tried to intimidate him and buy his properties.

Modack questioned on meeting with Jeremy Vearey

Modack also said former top cop, major general Jeremy Vearey was in cahoots with Lifman and Booysen. 

He said after he mediated the takeover of security at Cape Town's nightclubs from Lifman and Booysen in 2017, he was called into a meeting with Vearey. 

Modack told the court Vearey, who was head of detectives in the Western Cape at the time summoned him to a meeting at his office in central Cape Town. 

He said Vearey questioned him about his intentions with Cape Town's nightclubs. 

Modack told the court he told Vearey he wanted to make the clubs drug-free. 

He added that Vearey instructed him to split the nightclub security with Lifman 50/50, which he refused. 

He said before leaving the meeting Vearey told him, "You're either with us or against us."