Key witness charged in Cape Town security extortion case

Two days after the meeting, Modack phoned Dijkers and, recording the call, asked him to repeat what his colleague had said about being happy with the security services.

Dijkers told the court on Wednesday he had been a “coward” who was afraid to express his true feelings.

“During this call and the second call I was being a coward. I wasn’t willing to answer Mr Modack honestly because I was scared for my safety. I didn’t want to tell him that I felt intimidated and threatened. I told him what he wanted to hear,” said Dijkers.

He also said the way money was handed over to the alleged extortioners was “abnormal”.

Modack and his group also allegedly charged them R150,000 for another event held in November 2017.

When state prosecutor Advocate Mervin Menigo asked if he had ever paid R150,000 to a service provider in cash, in a plastic bag at midnight, he said no.

“I’ve never experienced that in my 23 years of experience in the industry in Cape Town,” said Dijkers.

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