Modack denies laundering money through his brother’s car dealership

Alleged underworld figure, Nafiz Modack has denied laundering money through Empire Investment Cars and that he had made payments to his co-accused via the company’s account.

Modack and 14 others face over 100 charges including murder, attempted murder, money laundering and participating in an enterprise.

He has told the Western Cape High Court that he was merely an employee at the company, which was previously owned by his brother and that it was a profitable enterprise.

It’s the state’s case that the company was used as a front to conceal various illicit and criminal transactions.

Modack denies this version of events, “For example my lord the bakkie which I drove in was also a B6 my lord but it was actually used for escorting cash in transit bags. My lord so the bakkie would be cheaper than a Mercedes Benz or an armour my lord, there was also an agreement my lord that I think it was six months or seven months, where salaries would be paid to Y Modack my lord from the company because Empire belonged to him my lord I started taking his clients and then doing deals with Empire.”

Meanwhile, in his testimony on Monday, Modack said he did not instruct Zane Killian, his co-accused, to ping Anti-Gang Unit detective Charl Kinnear’s phone on the day of his murder.