The State has laid charges against a Bellville prosecutor for allegedly striking a deal to destroy a case docket in exchange for R1 800.
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The State has laid charges against a Bellville prosecutor for allegedly striking a deal to destroy a case docket in exchange for R1 800.
Jonas Phoshoko, 38, of Mitchells Plain, and co-accused Mlahleni Mgingi appeared briefly in the Bellville Commercial Crimes Court on Friday.
Phoshoko, a prosecutor at Bellville Magistrate’s Court stands accused of having been paid R1 800 by Mgingi to destroy his case docket.
Mgingi was arrested in June 2010 for the illegal possession of dagga.
The men were arrested on November 23, 2011, and released on bail. An investigating officer obtained a search warrant of Phoshoko’s home and found another unrelated docket.
In that docket, Mzamo Gam was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. Gam was released on R500 bail and warned to appear in court in January last year.
The docket was sent to court, but it was never sent back to the Delft police station for investigation.
The two men are expected to plead to charges of contravening sections of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, theft and defeating the ends of justice.
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Cape Argus