A former top cop has admitted to taking bribes from alleged underworld boss Nafiz Modack.
Former police brigadier Kolindhren Govender has entered into a plea and sentence agreement, pleading guilty to 51 charges in the Cape Town Regional Court on Monday.
Govender, 58, from Milnerton, pleaded guilty to having corrupt dealings with Modack and his mother Ruwaida Modack, and for abusing his power by interfering with cops trying to do their jobs.
Govender is currently serving a four-year jail sentence in Malmesbury Prison after he was convicted of corruption, alongside former Western Cape police commissioner Arno Lamoer, who was sentenced to six years, and Brigadier Darius van der Ross who was slapped with a two-year sentence.
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On Monday the former Cape Town Central SAPS station commander admitted to receiving 51 payments from the Modacks, totalling R146 600, between 1 November 2011 and 28 August 2013, in exchange for special treatment and favours.
He also pleaded guilty to obstructing officers from fulfilling their duties when they tried to arrest Modack’s former business associate and owner of Auto Dealers in Observatory, Nazeem Saait, regarding a stolen Wesbank-financed
Mercedes Benz.
Govender prevented the seizure of the vehicle and the arrest of Saait, who has since died.
He also admitted to using state resources to recover missing vehicles for Modack which were never processed by SAPS.
Govender was sentenced to five years of which four-and-a-half years are suspended for five years.
It is not clear how his plea will affect Modack and his mother, who have been charged with business fraud and corruption.
Modack has admitted that he made payments to Govender.