Suspended sergeant Fannie Nkosi’s case has been postponed until July 22 to combine cases against him.
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Suspended SAPS sergeant Fannie Nkosi will remain in custody after the Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court postponed his case to July 22 to allow several criminal matters against him to be combined into one trial.
Nkosi appeared briefly in court on Thursday as the state moved to centralise cases linked to firearms, drug allegations and claims that he falsely presented himself as a police colonel in Venda.
Nkosi is facing serious charges after police allegedly found high-calibre firearms, ammunition, a stun grenade, cash and official police dockets during a raid at his home in April.
He is also accused of interfering in a 2022 drug case in Thohoyandou by allegedly removing marijuana from police custody under false pretences.
Prosecutors now want that matter transferred to Pretoria so all the cases can be heard together.
Nkosi will remain behind bars after his earlier bail applications were denied. The court previously ruled that he failed to prove that his release would be in the interests of justice.
His bail appeal is expected to be heard in the Pretoria High Court on May 26.
Nkosi’s legal troubles have intensified following allegations raised during proceedings linked to the Madlanga Commission.
Some witnesses accused him of acting as a middleman between alleged cartel boss Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, senior police officers and Tshwane officials.
His original legal team has since withdrawn from the case. A new defence team is expected to challenge the State’s case and the decision to deny him bail.
The state argued that centralising the matters will help streamline the prosecution as investigations into Nkosi’s alleged activities continue.
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