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The addition of murder to the charge sheet facing former professional rugby player Zane Kilian, arrested in connection with the murder of the Anti-Gang Unit section chief, Lt. Col. Charl Kinnear, is an indication that it is believed that Killian’s role is central to the assassination plot.
Zane Kilian, 39, a former player for the Falcons and Griquas, is a debt collector who operated a business tracking out of Springs. He appeared briefly under heavy police protection in Bishop Lavis Magistrates Court on Friday, September 25.
Prosecutor Blaine Lazarus informed the court that the defendants faced one count of murder, conspiracy to murder, and illegal wiretapping.
According to the charge sheet, Kilian illegally tracked Kinnear Phone around March 20 to September 18, 2020, the day Kinnear was murdered around 3 p.m. in front of his home at 10 Gearing Road.
Kinnear’s phone had been traced to around 3.25pm, at least 25 minutes after his death.
The prosecution will argue that this was to ensure that the coup was carried out, as specified by individuals who have not yet been identified. Had it not been for Kilian’s tracking of Kinnear, the officer might have escaped death.
The challenge for researchers will be to reconnect the dots with an individual named “Mohamad” who allegedly ordered Kilian to track down Kinnear’s device.
Rogue citizen has managed to reconstruct, through interviews with various sources, what happened the day Kinnear was assassinated.
About 15 minutes before the shooting, a first CCTV camera captured a person wearing a red and orange hooded jacket and a pair of sweatpants near a corner of Gearing Street, where Kinnear lived.
Approximately three minutes before opening fire, the suspect casually walked toward Kinnear’s vehicle before pulling the trigger, firing at Kinnear’s head at point-blank range.
The residue had left a burn “tattoo” mark on the dead detective’s face.
More CCTV footage from Kinnear’s own cameras also captured a person wearing a red and orange hooded jacket. The modus operandi of the trigger indicates that he was a trained assassin.
On Friday, Kilian’s legal representative, Eric Bryer, said that an arrest warrant had been issued for his client on Monday, September 20. The Priority Crime Investigation Directorate (Hawks) arrested him that night in Springs.
The former rugby professional was brought in for questioning at the Hawks’ Germiston offices. There he was interrogated for three hours and held at the Midrand Police Station before being transferred to Cape Town overnight. Bryer indicated he was ready to request bail.
Springs, east of Johannesburg, was one of the last places Kinnear visited a week before his assassination.
The detective was in the area to continue his ongoing investigation of the alleged boss of the underworld. Nafiz Modack.
Kinnear also investigated eight high-ranking police officers accused of colluding with other officers in the Firearms Registry to illegally produce firearms licenses.
Kinnear had planned to arrest two brigade members in Gauteng in connection with trafficking in weapons licenses.
Bryer, an imprisoned former Czech crime boss lawyer Radovan Krejcir, was accused of corruption and defeating the aims of justice after becoming personally involved in the kidnapping case of one of his clients. In April 2018, Bryer appeared with three other people at the Johannesburg Magistrates Court.
Western Cape National Tax Authority spokesman Eric Ntabazalila, when asked for comment, said: “The state is going to oppose bail. The accused faces serious charges and is accused of killing a policeman ”.
The case was postponed for further investigation until October 5 and the defendant will remain in custody at the Bellville Police Station. DM
