Former top cop Phahlane and co-accused's fraud & corruption case transferred to High Court

JOHANNESBURG - The fraud and corruption case of former acting police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane and his co-accused has been transferred to the High Court.

The four are facing charges of fraud, corruption, theft, and contravention of the Public Finance Act, relating to two contracts valued at approximately R54 million.

All the accused are out on bail and are expected back at the Pretoria High Court in October.

"Their court appearance stems from an alleged irregular procurement of two software programmes, with one meant to be utilised during the Fees Must Fall student unrest in 2015 and another when Phahlane was investigated by IPID [Independent Police Investigative Directorate] for the Blue Lights police tender and other irregular procurement at the time he was acting police commissioner," said National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Henry Mamothame.