Western Cape High Court Judge Robert Henney strongly criticised a Durban police officer from the K9 unit for confessing to orchestrating the arrest of an asset manager at the behest of alleged gang leader Nafiz Modack.
Warrant Officer Calvin Shunmugam, nicknamed ‘Calvin cop’ in Modack’s contacts, had just concluded cross-examination by Modack’s lawyer, advocate Bash Sibda. As Shunmugam prepared to leave, Judge Henney launched into a scathing rebuke lasting 15 minutes.
Shunmugam explained that he attempted to involve Cape Town police in assisting investor Shanil Maharaj to recover R545 000 lost in an investment with an asset manager and witness referred to as Mr C. He noted that the case had been reported in Durban North, but Cape Town police showed little interest in pursuing it.
The judge emphasised that not only did Shunmugam lack a warrant for Mr C’s arrest or official authorisation, but he also botched the operation by providing the Cape Town dog unit with the wrong case number, leading to Mr C’s unlawful arrest at the request of Modack. Maharaj sought Modack’s help to reclaim his investment from Mr C, with Modack agreeing to intervene for a 20% cut. Modack’s associate, Jacques Cronje, allegedly intimidated Mr C into paying. Cronje faces charges of intimidation, extortion and kidnapping, leading to a protection order secured by Mr C’s lawyer, William Booth, against Cronje and Maharaj.
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