Nafiz Modack claims his SIM cards were misused in tracking targets
Modack told the court that someone else took his phone and inserted different SIM cards to make the calls in question.
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Alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack remains adamant that someone else used his stash of SIM cards to order tracking targets and orchestrate hits.
Modack, who is facing over 100 charges alongside 14 co-accused, returned to the stand at the Western Cape High Court on Thursday, continuing his extensive testimony before Judge Robert Henney.
They face charges of murder, attempted murder, intimidation, a pattern of racketeering, conspiracy to commit murder and kidnapping.
This week, the State grilled him on a series of cellphone numbers linked to communications with co-accused Zane Kilian charged with illegally intercepting cellphone information using the illegal cellphone-locating LAD platform during cross-examination.
According to the State, Kilian used LAD to trace various targets identified by Modack, including top cop Lieutenant-Colonel Charl Kinnear and prominent attorney William Booth.
Modack flatly denied that he was in communication with Kilian.
But he was seemingly caught when the court heard that Kilian had failed to delete screenshots of calls between himself and Modack saved under contacts such as “Nafiz,” “Bo Bos,” “Pablo,” “Lippe,” “Pablo Sheriff,” “Nafiz Ghost,” and “Nafiz 3”.
The State says these phone numbers belonged to Modack.
Kilian previously told the court he thought it was Modack behind the numbers and followed instructions to ping Kinnear. The State further alleges that these communications are linked to the hit attempt on Booth.
Zane Kilian faces charges with illegally intercepting cellphone information using the LAD platform.
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Despite this, Modack insisted he never gave any instructions for hits.
This includes evidence from a witness known as “Mr A,” one of the shooters in the murder of former Hawks member Nico Heerschap’s father in July 2019.
“Mr A” testified that after the shooting, a man who introduced himself as Modack praised his work in Melkbosstrand and later offered to assist with legal fees. Modack denied this entirely.
Staying consistent with his version, Modack told the court that someone else took his phone and inserted different SIM cards to make the calls in question.
The trial will resume on 1 December.
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