Madlanga commission: Hawks officer grilled over cash payments amid money laundering concerns
At least 65 cash deposits were made into bank accounts held by Lieutenant-Colonel Deena Govender and his wife.
Hawks Lieutenant-Colonel Deenadayalan "Deena" Govender faced intense questioning at the Madlanga commission over millions of rands paid into bank accounts linked to him and his wife. The commission has heard allegations that rival businessman Clive Naicker allegedly placed a R2.5 million bounty on drug dealer Bevan Loftus and offered Govender money to have him killed.
Govender has been accused of deploying members of his cash-in-transit (CIT) task team against Loftus. During the proceedings, Govender was questioned about how he obtained the R2.35 million used to purchase his property in 2023, as well as the source of 65 cash deposits totaling R1.7 million made into his and his wife's bank accounts between August 2022 and December 2023.
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