Prosecution rests its case in Modack trial

After a lengthy cross-examination, the prosecution in the high-profile trial of alleged underworld gang boss Nafiz Modack rested its case in the Western Cape High Court on Thursday. 

Modack faces 122 charges for various crimes and has been under cross-examination for 29 days. 

Fourteen others are on trial along with Modack for allegedly operating a criminal enterprise. 

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State prosecutor Greg Wolmarans told the court the state will argue Modack used Empire Investment Cars as a front company to pay some of the co-accused on trial to commit crimes to further his criminal enterprise. 

Modack insists he's not guilty but rather a victim of a conspiracy by his alleged underworld rival Jerome "Donkie" Booysen and corrupt cops. 

"I'm going to argue that the heartbeat of your criminal enterprise was Empire Investment Cars." Modack: "That's not true, my lord."  Wolmarans: "And this was nothing more than your piggy bank, and you used it to move dirty money and launder it in the process."  　 

Modack's re-examination is set to proceed in January.