ACCUSED IN THE R56 MILLION POLICE VEHICLE BRANDING CORRUPTION CASE TO APPLY FOR LEGAL AID
The Pretoria High Court postponed the case against Keshene Chetty and 40 of his co-accused to 27 May 2024 for some of the accused to apply for legal representation from Legal Aid South Africa.
Their court appearance emanates from a tender fraud wherein procurement documents were allegedly tampered with in a tender meant for the branding of police vehicles. Falsified quotations were allegedly provided to the South African Police Service (SAPS). The accused are facing 456 charges that include racketeering, fraud, corruption, theft, forgery and money laundering. Amongst the accused are police officials who allegedly participated in the fraudulent processing of this tender, and 22 companies and their directors. The former head of SAPS supply chain management, Lieutenant General Ramahlapi Mokwena and three brigadiers are also part of the accused in this matter.
