NPA obtains R102 million restraint order against father and son and other linked SAPS contracts
12 May 2023
The NPA's Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) has been granted a restraint order on 28 April 2023. The order was served on the defendants earlier today. The National Prosecuting Authority is seeking to recover an amount of R102 million from the persons who were unlawfully awarded contracts by the SAPS.
The 45 persons whose assets have been restrained are facing charges relating to 53 contracts that were unlawfully awarded to the 26 companies. The state is alleging that companies that are effectively owned and controlled by Kishene Chetty and his father, Krishna Chetty were unlawfully awarded contracts by the SAPS. It is alleged that fraudulent Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) certificates were submitted in support of written price quotations, and that the 26 companies were involved in cover quoting. Members of the SAPS Supply Chain Management division allegedly colluded with the Chetty family and defrauded the SAPS of tens of millions of Rands.
The Gauteng High Court, Pretoria granted the restraint order on 28 April 2023, calling upon the accused and those who may claim to have interest in the restrained property, cited as Respondents, to show cause on the return date why the order should not be made final.