Warrant of arrest issued for former crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli
A warrant of arrest has been issued for former crime intelligence head Richard Mdluli after he failed to appear in court on Thursday afternoon.
The High Court in Pretoria earlier ordered Mdluli to appear and requested a letter to be sent to the Department of Correctional Services to bring him to court.
Mdluli is currently serving a sentence in a separate matter.
Judge Bam told the coourt that there was no reason why Mduli could not appear.
The matter is related to allegations of the gross abuse of the police intelligence slush fund.
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They include the payment of private trips to China and Singapore, private use of witness protection houses, conversion of this property for personal use and the leasing out of Mdluli’s private residence to the state to pay his bond.
Investigating Directorate spokesperson Sindiswa Twala says Mdluli's co-accused Heine Barnard and Solomon Lazarus appeared on charges of corruption, fraud, and theft.
Heine faces an additional charge of defeating the ends of justice.
The matter has been postponed to 12 March for the setting of a trial date.
