Police corruption trial in court
Publish date: 25 July 2007
Issue Number: 1875
Diary: Legalbrief Today
Category: In Court
A woman has testified in the trial of a former Port Elizabeth police station commissioner, accused of corruption, that cross-dresser Seveno Hendricks had told her to withdraw money from his account and give R100 000 to the then Humewood station commissioner, Kholiswa Faku.
Faku (56) is standing trial in the Commercial Crimes Court for having a \'generally corrupt relationship\' with Hendricks, who is serving a 12-year jail term in Kirkwood. Between 2004 and 2005, Faku allegedly co-ordinated the release of Hendricks from custody at St Albans Prison several times, says The Herald. He was released because he was supposedly required to assist the police with an investigation. However, Faku allegedly merely wanted to give Hendricks the opportunity to conduct private errands. Full report in The Herald
