Lolly’s ‘killer’ tells all

George Louca admits to making a lot of money while working with Lolly Jackson, but denies murdering him. Photo: The Star

George Louca admits to making a lot of money while working with Lolly Jackson, but denies murdering him. Photo: The Star

Published Nov 18, 2013

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Johannesburg - A voice recording of Lolly Jackson’s alleged murderer, George Louca, has emerged, on which the Cypriot claims to have witnessed the murder.

Louca gives reasons for what may have sparked the shooting.

The recording, which is 32 minutes long, was made last year and was clearly done just before Louca was to appear in court for an extradition hearing.

The unidentified interviewer in the recording The Star has heard tells Louca he is the only person that can put “him” away.

They discuss what will happen to Louca if he comes back to South Africa. “As soon as you arrive in Joburg, they will finish you,” the interviewer says.

Louca then says he has spoken to the investigating officer over Jackson’s case numerous times, telling him that if he gives him a guarantee he will be put into witness protection, then he will gladly return.

“But he won’t do it. They (the police) know I didn’t pull the trigger. How could I shoot him in my house? But I was there, I saw what happened.”

The Cypriot then discloses that he had organised a passport for Jackson, who wanted to move to Australia, and was paid for it.

“I saw what happened. They forced me to pull him. They didn’t know how to open the garage door, I did.”

Louca felt his life was in danger as his brother, sister and child had all been threatened.

He called Gauteng crime intelligence boss Joey Mabasa – not to confess he killed Jackson as was reported, but to tell him who had.

“I called the f****** police. I told Mabasa who killed Lolly. He organised for a meeting. He said come to Harbour and all four were there. I saw them and I ran.”

Louca says he “knew everything”. He details how money was stolen from Lolly, causing him to lose his temper and become aggressive. This precipitated his murder.

“I know how much money they took from Lolly, the millions. They provided a fake Swiss trust fund and paid euros into an account in Cyprus and Lolly paid them rands. Lolly realised it was a fake account.

“He came to me and said he wanted his money back. He shouted at them.”

Louca admits breaking the law in South Africa, saying he was “playing games” and “making big bucks”.

“Now I am suffering. The last two years, I was Lolly’s right hand. We took a lot of millions out. The last one, they crooked him. They are professionals.” Louca does not reveal who “they” were.

Louca is wanted in connection with Jackson’s murder in Kempton Park in May 2010.

He won an appeal in the Cyprus Supreme Court of Appeal not to be extradited to South Africa. The court decided he was in danger of being killed if he returned.

It said the South African authorities would not be able to protect Louca, and the extradition application was an infringement on the alleged hitman’s right to live.

Hawks spokesman Paul Ramaloko said he saw no reason for Louca to be denied witness protection, but it was something decided by the National Prosecuting Authority.

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