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Ngobeni, Panday and two others are accused of rigging bidding processes during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Former KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Mmamonnye Ngobeni and co-defendant Aswin Narainpersad appeared in court on October 5, 2020 on charges of fraud and corruption related to a R47 million police tender during the FIFA World Cup FIFA 2010. Image: Nkosikhona Duma / EWN
DURBAN – The state said on Monday that former KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Mmamonnye Ngobeni did not report the alleged bid fraud of controversial Durban businessman Thoshan Panday in 2010, despite officials expressing concern about the irregular expenses.
Ngobeni, Panday and two others are accused of rigging bidding processes during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Under Ngobeni’s supervision and with the help of his two co-defendants, it is alleged that supply chain management procedures were circumvented for the benefit of Panday.
Ngobeni, Panday, Navin Madhoe, and Aswin Narainpershad face multiple charges including fraud, corruption, extortion, and forgery.
#WATCH: Former KZN Police Commissioner Mmamonnye Ngobeni and Former Police Captain Aswin Narainpersad to Appear Before the Durban Magistrates Court on Fraud and Corruption Charges Related to a SAPS KZN Tender during the FIFA World Cup 2010. @NkoRaphael pic.twitter.com/15e89G1sGx
– EWN reporter (@ewnreporter) October 5, 2020
The state said Panday’s companies earned R47 million in 2010 as a result of corrupt deals between the defendants.
On a charge sheet seen by Eyewitness news, it is detailed that Ngobeni asked a senior financial official not to conduct investigations into the expenses related to Panday’s businesses.
This came after the official expressed concern that Panday overcharged the police, who, at some point, added a 300% profit margin on products and services.
However, Ngobeni’s lawyer said the charges against her were unconstitutional because the former head of KZN’s National Tax Authority (NPA), Moipone Noko, refused to prosecute her in 2014.
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