Alleged underworld crime boss Nafiz Modack has not been charged in connection with the hit on top cop Charl Kinnear, the Hawks said.
The Directorate of Priority Crime Investigations say when Modack appears in the Cape Town Magistrates’ Court today, it will only be in connection with the attempted murder of Advocate William Booth.
The Hawks revealed this in a new statement a day after Modack’s dramatic arrest in Century View on Thursday.
Various videos of the arrest showing Modack being handcuffed went viral.
An acquaintance close to Modack revealed to the Weekend Argus that the underworld figure was confident he would be granted bail because of the “bungle” of the charges.
He was also allegedly moved to another holding cell facility over the weekend.
Hours after Modack and three others, aged between 29 and 49, were nabbed during a high-speed chase where illegal firearms were confiscated from his car, the Hawks released a statement that the “capture” related to the attempted murder of Advocate William Booth and the murder of AGU Commander Lieutenant-Colonel Charl Kinnear.
But on Friday Colonel Katlego Mogale of the Hawks said they had withdrawn the first statement but would not say why Kinnear’s name had been excluded in the new version.
He said three people were arrested, and not four, and the three were expected to appear in the Cape Town Magistrates’ Court today.
“The arrests follows the cases of attempted murder of an advocate as well as gang-related extortion, kidnapping and intimidation in the Milnerton area.”
Last year, Modack, Colin Booysen, Ashley Fields and Jacques Cronje were acquitted of extorting Grand Africa Cafe & Beach in Cape Town, due to a lack of evidence.