SAPS corruption case against Kishene Chetty postponed due to Pretoria court water issue

JOHANNESBURG - The lack of water at the Pretoria Magistrates Court caused delays in a South African Police Service (SAPS) tender fraud matter.

On Monday, alleged corrupt businessman Kishene Chetty made a brief court appearance with seven of his co-accused.

This was in connection with fraud-forgery and uttering case for tenders he scored in 2015 to supply toners to the South African Police Service in Mpumalanga and the Eastern Cape.

Chetty is accused of scoring dodgy tenders to supply SAPS with printer toners, stationery and furniture worth about R800,000.

The Pretoria-based businessman is accused of capturing the SAPS’s supply chain, scoring big tenders fraudulently.

Chetty is accused of having several companies linked to him but registered under the names of his associates, bid for the same tenders, and directly benefitting from them.

He is also accused of forging Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) certificates, falsifying details in his bid and colluding with police officers to overlook these details and award him the tenders.

However, this matter could not proceed owing to the water issue at the court.
It’s been postponed to July.

But this is just one of the many cases against him.

In a separate matter, Chetty is facing more fraud and racketeering charges for a R56 million vehicle branding case, with 40 other co-accused.