A cop accused of colluding with alleged underworld kingpin Nafiz Modack has slammed the state for delaying his bail hearing again – this time because the pages of the state’s documents were not numbered.
Anti-Gang Unit (AGU) officer Sergeant Ashley Tabisher says he is gatvol of the continual delays after the state opposed his bail and objected to his hearing being held separately from the other accused.
Tabisher and Modack returned to the dock at the Blue Downs Regional Court yesterday along with Jacques Cronje, Ricardo Morgan and Zane Kilian.
The five men along with Jannick Adonis and Amaal Jantjies are charged of being part of the “Nafiz Modack Enterprise”, which the state contends is behind a plot to murder AGU commander Lieutenant-Colonel Charl Kinnear and top criminal lawyer William Booth.
The state was set to respond to the affidavits of the five men submitted as part of their bail application yesterday, but during proceedings, it was revealed that the lengthy affidavits had been sent to the defence team without being numbered. The matter was postponed to 20 July.
In an explosive affidavit, Tabisher fingered AGU boss Andre Lincoln for instructing him to communicate with Jantjies in a plan to set her up.
He also claimed cops had misled Kinnear’s family about his murder.
Hours after his appearance, Tabisher called the Daily Voice from the Goodwood Prison, expressing his frustrations.
“I am gatvol of the delays by the state. It took 10 appearances for my case just to be heard.
“I submitted screengrabs showing Lincoln gave me instructions but still they keep me inside.
“I am stuck in a small cell for 72 days now while my family suffers.
“Why must I stay here when they have all the names of all the officers who were working with Amaal and Jannick? They are not inside.
“My lawyer has been ready from day one but there are all these delays and the state paints me as corrupt, for money and a cellphone that I never took.
“I am honestly gatvol and want to go home to my family.”
In court yesterday, a cop was seen handing Tabisher’s wife, Rene, a chocolate from her husband.
Meanwhile, over 2000 people have signed a petition calling for Tabisher to be granted bail.