Recording ‘proves’ link of Krejcir to Cape Town gang boss Modack
CAPE Town police are in possession of an audio recording which they say proves a relationship between alleged Cape Town gang boss Nafiz Modack and convicted Czech mafioso Radovan Krejcir.
In the September 2017 recording‚ which Colonel Charl Kinnear testified in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court yesterday to being in possession of‚ a voice can be heard telling Modack to conduct a R12-million “debt collection” for Krejcir.
Kinnear said the person needed the money to be picked up from the wife of late Johannesburg strip club owner Lolly Jackson, which would be split “50/50” between the two.
The detective was testifying for the fourth day at the bail hearing of five men accused of extorting the Grand Café in Green Point of R90 000. The five are Modack‚ Colin Booysen‚ Ashley Fields‚ Jacques Cronje‚ and Carl Lakay.
A host of additional case dockets is expected to be opened against the men after establishments reportedly approached the police after the men’s arrest on December 15‚ wanting to open extortion cases.
Kinnear testified that Modack’s former muscle‚ Igor Russol‚ who he imported from the Ukraine‚ had turned state witness and alleged that Modack was plotting the assassinations of alleged Sexy Boys gang boss Jerome “Donkie” Booysen and businessman Mark Lifman.
Once Modack had “taken over” Cape Town‚ Russol said his business partner Colin Booysen would also be killed‚ Kinnear alleged.
Russol was asked to facilitate a meeting between Donkie and Lifman at which Modack would allegedly ask for peace‚ going on to make his move when his enemies were “at ease”.
“Russol indicated that he asked Nafiz what would happen after he killed them‚ would he kill him also? And Modack indicated to him‚ ‘No‚ my brother’‚” Kinnear said.
The detective said that during a meeting with Russol on Saturday‚ the Ukrainian also told him he acted as the “muscle” when Modack decided to start extorting Jewish businessmen in the Cape Town area.
He said he would intimidate targets who were pointed out by Cronje‚ and that the businessmen would then approach Advocate Pete Mihalik to facilitate meetings with Booysen and Modack.
The case continues. — DDC