A warrant has been issued for Avendra Naidoo’s arrest for his link to the R54 million I-View tender.
According to recent reports, an arrest warrant has been issued for Avendra Naidoo after he failed to appear with his co-accused in the multi-million-rand tender matter. The report further states that there are strict restrictions for his bail money to be provisionally restricted.
Naidoo is one of the senior police officers who procured software that would make it impossible for investigators to get their phone call records. This was when Mzansi’s top cop, Johannes Kgomotso Phahlane, was under investigation for irregular procurement.
IOL reports that seven suspects, including Naidoo, are facing charges from draft indictments, including theft, corruption, collusion, wiping call records, and failing to report deviations from tender procedure.
NPA’s Investigative Directorate spokesperson Sindisiwe Seboka stated on Friday saying Naidoo had 14 days to appear in court. Failure to do that means his bail money would be forfeited to the State.
“The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court today issued a warrant of arrest with immediate effect for Avendra Naidoo, and for bail money to be provisionally forfeited to the State, for his failure to appear with his co-accused in the multi-million matter… They face charges of fraud, corruption, theft and contravention of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), pertaining to two police tenders issued in 2016 with a total value of over R54 million. The tenders were awarded to Brainwave Projects CC, t/a I-View Integrated Systems, who have also been indicted,”
