The Madlanga Commission in Pretoria has heard allegations that suspended deputy Crime Intelligence head, Feroz Khan, used crime intelligence resources to help tobacco manufacturer Carnilinx target its competitors.
This is according to evidence presented by commission evidence leader, Advocate Matthew Chaskalson, who has taken over from Advocate Adila Hassim.
Carnilinx has been linked to businessman Mohammed “Mo” Sayed, a close associate of Khan.
Chaskalson further alleged that Khan appointed the late Wiandre Pretorius, a former police reservist, who conducted raids on behalf of Carnilinx, while Khan allegedly used crime intelligence resources to facilitate those operations.
“What we have is a crime intelligence officer whose job it is to police the illicit tobacco market who is complementing a player in the tobacco market for essentially doing the work of crime intelligence in relation to a competitor of his. And it looks very much like what is going on here is that the crime intelligence resources are being used to enable Carnilinx to take out a competitor or to raid a competitor in the name of the law.”
MADLANGA COMMISSION | Advocate Matthew Chaskalson has placed into evidence a WhatsApp exchange between Feroz Khan and Mo Sayed in which the two discuss journalist Abramjee, following his social media posts about the illicit tobacco industry. pic.twitter.com/dZm33Clhxx
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