A COVID-19 case at the Blue Downs Magistrate’s Court has forced the case against alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack to be delayed.
Modack and his co-accused - former rugby player Zane Killian, Jacques Cronje, Ricardo Morgan and Anti-Gang Unit member Ashley Tabisher, appeared on charges of a range of criminal activities including the murder of top cop Charl Kinnear, corruption and the attempted murder of attorney William Booth.
They appeared in a heavily guarded courtroom and a cordoned-off court perimeter.
The defence counsel for Modack, who had initially filed an interlocutory application so they may have access to further information on the charges against Modack, said they had been furnished with information although they were “not satisfied” with it and were ready to go ahead with the bail application.
Attorney Dirk Uys said they had been furnished with information relating to three charges against Modack and while they waited for the judgment of the interlocutory application, after it being argued, were now in a position to prepare a case for Modack’s bail application.
Modack, Killian, Cronje, Morgan and Tabisher face a myriad charges including murder, attempted murder, intimidation, kidnapping, extortion, money laundering, corruption, being in contravention of the Proceeds of Crime Act, conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to acquire an explosive and conspiring to have in his possession or under his control, explosives.
All the accused except Morgan remain in custody.
Morgan was previously granted bail of R50 000 with house arrest conditions at his Goodwood home.
The matter was postponed to June 14.