Convicted drug trafficker Glenn Agliotti finished testifying in the corruption case of former police head Jackie Selebi on Tuesday.
Gallery: Jackie Selebi Trial
The former friend of Selebi was the first state witness in the case and was in the witness box in the High Court in Johannesburg for 11 days.
Next to take the stand is expected to be Agliotti's ex-fiancee Dianne Muller.
Agliotti has testified that Muller allegedly once packed an envelope with money destined for Selebi and delivered it to a boardroom where they were meeting.
She could, therefore, be one of the only people who witnessed the alleged exchanges of payments between the former friends.
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Agliotti stands to receive indemnity from prosecution on various charges if he is found to have testified "frankly and honestly".
Both the state and defence will make submission on the quality of his testimony.
Judge Meyer Joffe will then decide at the end of the trial whether the indemnity will be granted.
On Tuesday, Agliotti testified that Selebi asked him for a payment the day after mining magnate Brett Kebble was shot dead in 2005.
The court heard that Agliotti was on his way to the morgue to identify Kebble's body when he received a call from Selebi.
"The day after Kebble died, I had to go to the mortuary to identify the body... In the car driving to the morgue I received a call from the accused and I had a conversation with him whereby he requested a sum of money."
However, defence lawyer Jaap Cilliers said Selebi never called to ask his former friend for money.
"The accused denies that he ever phoned you for a request for money."
"That's his version, yes," replied Agliotti. "We discussed [telephonically] on numerous occasions requests for money."
Kebble was shot dead in his car in Melrose, Johannesburg, on the night of September 27, 2005.
Agliotti was arrested for the murder in November 2006 and was set to go on trial next year.
He told the court on Tuesday he would plead "not guilty" to the crime. - Sapa
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