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- Bonang Mgwenya maintained her innocence before the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court on Monday.
- Mgwenya faces charges related to the provision of emergency alert equipment.
- You must return to court on November 16, 2020.
Police Chief Lieutenant General Bonang Mgwenya maintained her innocence in her founding affidavit before the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court on Monday after her arrest.
“I know that I am innocent and that I would be acquitted in case of any trial, which would make it absurd to flee or interfere in any nefarious way with the course of justice that will absolve me,” the policeman said in an 18-page foundation affidavit heard during a bail request.
Mgwenya, 56, a deputy commissioner of the national police, was arrested Monday morning.
She is the ’15th Defendant’ in a case that also involves former Acting National Commissioner Khomotso Phahlane, and former Gauteng Deliwe de Lange Provincial Commissioner, among other generals and senior officers.
She faces corruption, fraud and money laundering charges for her alleged role in ensuring that the contract to supply emergency alert equipment for SAPS in 2017 went to Instrumentation for Traffic Law Enforcement (Pty) Ltd, while enjoying a close relationship not disclosed with the business owner. , according to the NPA’s Investigations Directorate.
“The contract price and the exposure to the police treasury was R191 million. However, R65 million was paid to the service provider, Instrumentation for Traffic Law Enforcement (Pty) Ltd. The payment of R22 million was stopped at the advanced stage of the Investigation Directorate inquire into the matter, “said spokesman Sindisiwe Twala in an earlier statement on Monday.
His co-defendant in the matter:
- Former National Police Commissioner Khomotso Phahlane
- Former Gauteng Deliwe de Lange Police Commissioner
- Gauteng Deputy Police Commissioner Major General Brigadier Nombhuruza Lettie Napo
- Lieutenant General Ramahlapi Johannes Mokwena (Retired Divisional Commissioner)
- Brigadier James Ramanjalum
- Major General Ravichandran Pillay
- Thomas Dumas Marima (Colonel)
- Maetapese Joseph Mulaiwa (Sergeant)
The civilians are Judy Rose, Samantha Andrews and a company, Instrumentation for Traffic Law Enforcement (Pty) Ltd, represented by its director Vimpie Manthatha.
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Mgwenya further told the court that he did not know who the state witnesses might be in the matter and that he had no intention of contacting them.
The senior police officer also told the court that the community will not experience shock or outrage at his release on bail, nor will his release undermine public confidence in the criminal justice system.
“My release cannot undermine or endanger public trust in the criminal justice system, especially since I am innocent and constitutionally presumed to be,” he explained.
Subsequently, Mgwenya received a bail of 20,000 rand.
You must return to court, along with your co-defendants, on November 16, 2020.
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