State to show why police 'blue lights' tender case should go ahead

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The state was on Tuesday expected to explain why it believes the fraud and corruption case against former acting national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane and others should not be struck off the roll.

The state alleges that the police accused ignored a competitive bidding process and committed the police service to financial exposure of R191m in favour of Instrumentation for Traffic Law Enforcement, in exchange for benefits received from Manthata.

When the case was set to begin for trial last Monday, Phahlane's advocate Zweli Zakwe, launched an application in terms of Section 342A of the Criminal Procedure Act, asking the court to investigate delays in the completion of proceedings that appear to be unreasonable.

 

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