Court hears details of expenses corruption-accused Richard Mdluli ran up on overseas trips
Mdluli and two other former senior police officers are accused of looting the Crime Intellingence service's slush fund between 2008 and 2012.
FILE: A photo taken on on 10 April 2012 shows the former chief of the South African police crime intelligence unit, Richard Mdluli, in Pretoria. Picture: STRINGER/AFP
JOHANNESBURG - Transactions made on lavish overseas trips have taken centre stage at the corruption trial of former Crime Intelligence boss, Richard Mdluli.
Mdluli and two other former senior police officers are accused of looting the service's slush fund between 2008 and 2012.
This week, the trio pleaded not guilty to the theft, fraud and corruption cases against them.
Former top cops Mdluli, Heine Barnard and Solomon Lazarus are accused of regularly digging into the SAPS' slush coffers to fund their personal lifestyle expenses and lavish overseas trips where big purchases were made.
On Friday, those trips – two to Singapore and one in China, all in 2009 - were detailed by investigating officer, Colonel Kobus Roelofse.
Roelofse honed in on the China trip, which Mdluli took with his then-wife.
"Roof rent accommodation 500 yuan, mini bar meals 19 yuan from the same hotel for accused number 1. The following day, 500 yuan for accommodation."
The State will also detail how Mdluli allegedly looted R100,000 for two business-class flight tickets for this trip.
Other private expenses that prosecutors believe Mdluli submitted claims for to the State Security Agency were sightseeing, clothing and electronic goods.