Criminal defence attorney Gary Newmark took the stand in the Western Cape High Court on Monday, where Modack and 14 others face more than 100 charges, including murder and attempted murder
CAPE TOWN - An attorney has testified he was hired by alleged underworld gang boss Nafiz Modack to represent Modack and some of his alleged associates for crimes they committed on Modack's behalf.
.Newmark told the court he represented the State's first witness, a self-confessed gunman who allegedly worked for Modack on many previous occasions.He said he reports back directly to Modack after proceedings to let him know what transpired in court. Newmark revealed to the court on one occasion that Modack told him he was going to be the next Pete Mihailik, referring to his previous attorney who was gunned down in 2018.
Newmark said he received payments for his work via bank transactions and cash which would be delivered to him by Ziyaad Poole - one of the other accused in the matter.The trial continues.
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