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A 41-year-old city official appeared in court for allegedly plotting the murder of a city manager, who is a witness in his fraud case in the Eastern Cape.
Zwelilungile Siqhola, an employee of the local Mhlontlo municipality, appeared in the Mthatha trial court on Monday on charges of conspiracy to murder and illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.
“He was arrested over the weekend during a police trap authorized by the director of the public prosecutor,” said spokesman for the National Tax Authority (NPA) Luxolo Tyali.
“Police received a tip that Siqhola was allegedly looking for hitmen to assassinate the Mhlontlo municipality administrator, who is a witness in a R169,000 fraud case against him, to be heard in the Qumbu regional court on Wednesday.
“The trap saw two police officers positioned as hit men and a meeting point was set up. It was during that meeting that the police rushed forward and made the arrest, recovering two pistols and 30 cartridges ”.
His case was postponed until September 21 to request a formal bond.
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