The criminal case against Western Cape Police Commissioner Arno Lamoer and five other people, including several of his top provincial police officials, has been postponed to June in the Goodwood Magistrate's court.
Lamoer and his accomplices face 109 charges related to racketeering and money laundering involving a reported R1.4m.
Magistrate Shaun Lea postponed the matter to the 12 June and also granted the State’s request that all the accused be granted bail of R5000, except one who is out on warning.
The other accused include Brigadiers Darius van der Ross, Kolindren Govender and Logambal G ovender as well as Cape Town businessman Mohamed Saleem Dawjee and his son Mohamed Zameer Dawjee, who own a number of businesses including Towbars Cape and Towbars King.
Earlier, Western Cape Community Safety Minister, Dan Plato, said he was concerned that the case against Lamoer had been dragging on since 2013.
"The safety of the people of the Western Cape must remain a top priority for the South African Police Service (SAPS). We trust that the matter will be concluded swiftly and that, if guilty, justice will be served. I am aware of the allegations regarding political interference when the matter was first raised in the media but trust that this will not have any influence on this case," he said in a statement.
"We cannot allow any wrong move in the procedures towards justice with regards to the charges laid against SAPS senior management," Plato added.
"Whether justice is served in exoneration or conviction will determine the person responsible for the police in the Western Cape and that he or she is able to deliver the quality of policing services this province requires and maintain the confidence of the people of the province," he concluded.
