Former AGU head denies plot to kill Modack on behalf of Kinnear

CAPE TOWN - Former anti-gang unit (AGU) head, General Andre Lincoln, has denied being part of a plot to kill alleged underworld gang boss, Nafiz Modack, on behalf of slain top cop, Charl Kinnear.

Lincoln testified in the high-profile trial against Modack and 14 others, who face 122 charges for various crimes, including Kinnear's murder in September 2020.

General Andre Lincoln denied all allegations levelled against him by Modack's co-accused, Yannick Adonis, on Tuesday.

Adonis faces charges of conspiracy to commit murder related to three botched attacks on Kinnear in November 2019.

Adonis claims he was an AGU informant and had informed Kinnear that Modack had put a hit on Kinnear.

The accused alleges that Lincoln and Kinnear then hatched a plot to trap Modack by planning a botched grenade attack on his home.

Adonis said Kinnear's plan was to send AGU members to arrest Modack for the grenade attack, and when he resisted, he would be shot dead.

On Tuesday, Lincoln denied being part of the alleged plot, saying there was no such plan.