Cape Town - The money flow to the alleged middleman of murder accused Nafiz Modack took centre stage in the Western Cape High Court yesterday, as defence teams continued to cross-examine Hawks detectives.
Explanations given by Modack’s co-accused, Ziyaad Poole, who faces a string of charges related to the attempted murder of slain Anti-Gang Unit detective Charl Kinnear and his family, came under scrutiny. This, as the detective revealed his bank statements, saying he was paid by a bank account allegedly used for money laundering.
Poole, 31, was outed as the alleged middleman of Modack during earlier testimonies; the State claims he acted on behalf of Modack in underhanded dealings.
Captain Edward du Plessis from the National Task Team told the court this week that the bail application by Zane Kilian shone a light on Poole’s involvement. On the day Kinnear was shot and killed, Poole allegedly called Kilian and instructed him to destroy his phone, Du Plessis testified.
Bank records revealed that Poole later received R5000 from the Empire Investments account, which was labelled as “commission”.
Poole’s legal representative, advocate Nazeer Parkar, told the court that his client’s version was that he had no idea Modack was paying him. Parkar said Poole met a man named Andre Fabian and was subsequently employed as his driver. He first met Modack during a meeting in Plattekloof and was impressed with the private security. Poole then pursued a career in private security and started working for ASP Elite Protection Services and was assigned to guard Modack as an “elite client”. After a raid at ASP, he was sub-contracted to work for Tyte Security, but claimed he never knew he was being paid by Empire Investments. Judge Robert Henney questioned how this was possible and whether or not he received a payslip. Du Plessis highlighted the call between Poole and Kilian, saying he believed Poole was paid after placing the call to instruct Kilian to destroy his phone.
The trial continues.
Cape Argus