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Heavy police presence in Bishop Lavis Magistrates Court. (Photo by Noor Slamdien)
One of the police officers who worked with the murdered Anti-Gang Unit section chief, Lt. Col. Charl Kinnear, to blow up an illegal gun licensing business across the country, has been forced to leave a secret location .
Rogue citizen he learned that “motorcyclists” had been seen around the property where Lieutenant Colonel Charl Kinnear’s fellow officer was installed in a “secret location”.
The location was compromised when murder suspect and co-conspirator Zain Kilian monitored all of Kinnear’s movements since at least May 2020. Kinnear had visited his colleague during his last trip to Gauteng.
During the follow-up period, Kinnear regularly visited the location of the officer who associated him in a national investigation into arms trafficking involving corrupt police officers.
The officer now fears for his life and that of his family.
“On Monday, October 5, my commander told me that they would transfer me with immediate effect. The lives of everyone who worked with Kinnear in the gun licensing business are in danger.
“We have heard that some of us will be eliminated, but we do not know when,” said the official whose name is known. Rebel citizen.
Kinnear was murdered on Friday, September 18, outside his home at 10 Gearing Road, Bishop Lavis. Kinnear’s phone was traced and a “hit” coordinated.
Meanwhile, relaxed and confident Kilian briefly appeared in Bishop Lavis Magistrates Court on Monday, October 5. Kilian didn’t try to hide his face, showing off his signature tattoos on his neck and head.
His defender, Eckhard Rosemann, argued that Kilian should receive bail.
But his hopes were soon dashed when prosecutor Greg Wolmarans told the court that Bishop Lavis’s court was not a suitable place to hear Kilian’s bail request due to security risks.
In the past, there have been shootings outside of this particular court. It is also located in the heart of the 28 and other rival bands. This raised the risk that they could “catch” Kilian, a key witness.
The prosecution’s case has revealed that, at this stage, Kilian claims that a person named Mohamad approached him to track down Kinnear’s phone.
Wolmarans said that according to the defense, the bond hearing would be moved to another court. A tentative date has been set for Friday, October 9.
Rosemann was unhappy with the moment and said that Kilian’s imprisonment for 15 days was a “serious violation” of his rights. He argued that he was ready to proceed with the defendant’s bail request.
Rosemann asked if the investigating officer who had tracked down Kilian’s phone had done so legally. Otherwise, all the evidence gathered would be “inadmissible,” he told the court.
Wolmarans said the issue of the subpoena or the admissibility of the evidence was not what was addressed during the bail request. Rosemann was free to apply to the NPA to access all the information, he added.
Meanwhile, the presence of Hawks investigator Paul Hendricks at Bishop Lavis court raised some eyebrows. At this stage, it is unclear whether he is leading the investigation team investigating the Kinnear murder.
Hendricks was the investigator for the murder of Anni Hindocha. Her husband Shrien Dewani, charged with her murder, was acquitted by Western Cape Superior Court Judge Jeanette Traverso.
Hendricks was also involved in the investigation into the murder of the underworld boss, Cyril Beeka, who was killed on March 21, 2011 on Modderdam Road. Hendricks’ testimony in January 2011 in Cape Town Magistrates Court was that the alleged gang leader, Jerome “Donkie” Booysen, had been a suspect in the affair.
The investigation into Beeka’s murder has since gone cold.
Nicolette Kinnear, the widow of Charl Kinnear, confirmed that the national leadership has sent a special investigation team to spearhead the search for the killers.
Kilian will appear on Friday, October 9, 2020 to determine which court will hear his application for bail. MC
