Harksen money: Cops in court
2003-03-03 22:21
Cape Town - Two policemen and the mother of one of them appeared in court on Monday in connection with an amount of German money which was stolen Jurgen Harksen in October 1995.
Jan Matthys Myburgh, 40, and Louis Francois de Jager, 37, appeared in the Cape Town Regional Court with Myburgh's mother, Martha Myburgh, 67, on charges of theft.
The money was reportedly found in a locker at the then Health and Racquet Club in Green Point, Cape Town. It was handed to Myburgh and De Jager, who had been assigned to investigate the find.
They allegedly converted the money into South African currency and shared it. Myburgh allegedly gave R75 000 to his mother, who used it to buy a vehicle. She allegedly knew the money was stolen.
Myburgh's mother also faces a charge of fraud. The State alleges that when she bought the vehicle she falsely presented herself to the garage as an employee of Sanlam in order to obtain a discount of more than R9nbsp;000.
The hearing, before Magistrate Victor Gibson, is to resume on Wednesday.
- SAPA