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Thoshan Panday and his co-defendant Navin Madhoe appear in Durban Magistrates Court.
- Businessman Thoshan Panday and his co-defendants appeared before the Durban Magistrates Court.
- They are charged with fraud, corruption and extortion charges in connection with a tender for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
- The matter was transferred to the KwaZulu-Natal High Court.
The corruption case of controversial Durban businessman Thoshan Panday and his co-defendants has been transferred to the KwaZulu-Natal High Court for a pre-trial conference.
Panday and his co-defendants, General Mmamonnye Ngobeni and Colonel Navin Madhoe, appeared before the Durban Magistrates Court on Thursday on charges of fraud, corruption and extortion related to a tender for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
They are expected to return to court on February 8, 2021 for pre-trial proceedings, said Investigation Directorate spokesman Sindisiwe Twala.
“The fourth defendant, former police captain Aswin Narainpershad, did not show up because he was observing Covid-19 protocols. An arrest warrant was issued, but he remained pending his next appearance in February,” Twala said.
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“The State’s attorney, Dorien Paver, presented an organized crime certificate signed by the National Director of Public Prosecutions, along with the organized crime indictment, as ordered by the court on November 11, 2020.”
The officers are accused of colluding with Panday to receive contracts from the KZN police in 2010.
Twala said that Ngobeni faced corruption charges related to payments made for her husband’s birthday party, an alleged failure to disclose the benefits received from Panday, as well as frustrating the ends of justice.
“It is alleged that Panday colluded with Madhoe to offer General Booysen a R2 million bribe to subvert the investigation against Panday and Madhoe. He also accused him of conspiring with the other defendants to defraud the police.”
