A case against 10 SAPS employees and a King William’s Town businessman accused of defrauding the Hawks of R460 000 was again postponed in the Zwelitsha Magistrate’s Court last week.
The group appeared in the dock on Friday facing 13 counts of fraud, corruption and money laundering relating to the procurement of office furniture for the Hawks ahead of the 2013 funeral of the late President Nelson Mandela.
The case was postponed to May 16 2016 for trial. The accused are out on R1000 bail each and pleaded not guilty.
They are administration clerks employed by the SAPS in the supply chain management component at the provincial police headquarters in Zwelitsha.
The accused include businessman Sunny Alibi David, and Andiswa Mbebe, Nyanisa Victoria Feni, Noludwe Makhapela, Novakusithiwa Albertina April, Busisiwe Beryl Makhaphela, Nomfundo Patience Madubela Shushu, Lulama Kaule, Nokubonga Jongihlathi, Nosipho Sigidi and Thozama Lunga.
They were arrested by member of the Hawks on December 9 and 11 in 2014 at their place of work.
Although the Daily Dispatch initially reported that the employees were all suspended following their arrest, this week provincial police declined to reveal whether they had been allowed back to work.
According to the charge sheet, the misappropriation of the Hawks funds took place between May and August 2013.
The charge sheet further states that the SAPS officials forged documents and created fictitious end users to dupe the client (Hawks) into believing the goods had been procured and delivered. — zwangam@dispatch.co.za
SAPS employees fraud case postponed again
The group appeared in the dock on Friday facing 13 counts of fraud, corruption and money laundering relating to the procurement of office furniture for the Hawks ahead of the 2013 funeral of the late President Nelson Mandela.
The case was postponed to May 16 2016 for trial. The accused are out on R1000 bail each and pleaded not guilty.
They are administration clerks employed by the SAPS in the supply chain management component at the provincial police headquarters in Zwelitsha.
The accused include businessman Sunny Alibi David, and Andiswa Mbebe, Nyanisa Victoria Feni, Noludwe Makhapela, Novakusithiwa Albertina April, Busisiwe Beryl Makhaphela, Nomfundo Patience Madubela Shushu, Lulama Kaule, Nokubonga Jongihlathi, Nosipho Sigidi and Thozama Lunga.
They were arrested by member of the Hawks on December 9 and 11 in 2014 at their place of work.
Although the Daily Dispatch initially reported that the employees were all suspended following their arrest, this week provincial police declined to reveal whether they had been allowed back to work.
According to the charge sheet, the misappropriation of the Hawks funds took place between May and August 2013.
The charge sheet further states that the SAPS officials forged documents and created fictitious end users to dupe the client (Hawks) into believing the goods had been procured and delivered. — zwangam@dispatch.co.za
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