By Johnathan Paoli
The Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court has postponed the case against Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department official Adrian Norman Mackenzie and Titen Security Services CEO Etienne van der Walt to next week, when the pair are expected to formally apply for bail on charges linked to the alleged robbery of precious stones worth about R15 million.
The State told the court on Monday that both accused intended applying for bail.
Mackenzie and van der Walt face charges of fraud and robbery with aggravating circumstances.
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The State alleges that the pair robbed a complainant of six boxes containing high-grade sugilite and manganese stones at a premises in Killarney, Johannesburg, on 11 February 2023.
The case has attracted national attention after explosive testimony before the Madlanga Commission implicated several current and former law enforcement officials in what was allegedly
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