Melinda Stuurman
An Elsies River woman, accused of being part of a hand grenade plot against the late Anti-Gang Unit (AGU) detective, Charl Kinnear, was denied bail.
The case against Amaal Jantjies, her boyfriend, Janick Adonis, and Faaez Smith forms part of the labyrinth of charges in a massive case the State is building around an alleged racketeering enterprise run by alleged underworld kingpin, Nafiz Modack.
The trio allegedly conspired as members of the Junky Funky Kids gang to throw a hand grenade at Kinnear s home in Bishop Lavis in November 2019. Support independent journalism Subscribe to News24 for just R75 per month to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism.
Bishop Lavis Magistrate s Court (Jenni Evans, News24)
A member of the police s elite Tactical Response Team was arrested for allegedly giving unsavoury underworld figures information.
The 39-year-old officer was allegedly enticed to pass Anti-Gang Unit operational information on for gratification .
The arrest comes amid the ripples caused by the attempted murder of lawyer William Booth and the assassination of AGU detective Lieutenant-Colonel Charl Kinnear.
The police arrested a Tactical Response Team (TRT) member at the weekend for allegedly passing on operational information to unsavoury underworld figures for gratification.
Police spokesperson Colonel Katlego Mogale said the 39-year-old officer will appear with three other people on charges of corruption in the Bishop Lavis Magistrate s Court in Cape Town on Tuesday.