Murdered detective Charl Kinnear’s wife and cops have rubbished claims by controversial businessman Nafiz Modack that the late top cop was on his payroll.
Modack made the allegations to the Weekend Argus on Friday following the court appearance of Zane Kilian, who has been charged with Kinnear’s murder.
Kinnear was shot and killed outside his Bishop Lavis home in an alleged hit last month.
Kilian, a debt collector and former rugby player, is believed to have traced Kinnear through his phone.
Modack has admitted that Kilian was employed by him and on Friday dropped a bombshell when he alleged that Kinnear was also on his payroll.
Modack told Weekend Argus: “There is a case about this. He (Kinnear) was on my payroll for the return of my firearms.
“I hope they find his (Kinnear) killers and they need to do so urgently, they need to look at his close friends.”
Kinnear’s wife Nicolette dismissed these claims and said: “All the other investigations indicate that he (Modack) is still trying to get his stuff back. It just doesn’t make sense.”
The widow also posted on Facebook yesterday: “My husband always chose not to stoop to his level and entertain him, so neither will the boys and I.”
Modack appeared in the Kempton Park Magistrates’ Court last week on charges of fraud, defeating the ends of justice and violations of the Firearms Control Act.
He was arrested along with Anwar Gallie and Sergeant Lesiba Rodney Masoga of the Norwood SAPS in Joburg.
Kinnear was the lead investigating officer in the matter.
A police officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Modack’s allegations of Kinnear being a vuil cop is false: “Those of us who worked with Kinnear can tell you with 1000% certainty that those claims are not true. Kinnear then charged Modack for those guns.
“It is all nonsense and those of us who know what is going on don’t even worry about his comments. Modack is looking for media sensation.”
Meanwhile, Kilian made his third appearance at the Bishop Lavis Magistrates’ Court on Friday on charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder and unlawful interception of communication.
His bail application was set to be moved to a regional court for security reasons, but a court has not been allocated yet.
The defence handed in exhibits which showed Kilian is an investigator registered with the Private Security Industry Regulation (PSiRA), allowing him to track and trace.
But Mike Bolhuis, a private investigator, said where private information is tracked and traced without the person’s consent, it is illegal.
“You need to have the person’s consent always, it must be an agreement and if you do track and trace information in the digital field, you need a specific document from the police and there must be a court order,” said Bolhuis.
Killian was remanded until 14 October.