Newly released Madlanga Commission court papers allege that Crime Intelligence boss Feroz Khan used his position to assist tobacco executive Mohammed “Mo” Sayed in pursuing lucrative government contracts, accessing sensitive procurement information and influencing key state officials On January 12 2021, alleged tobacco smuggler Mohammed “Mo” Sayed sent a WhatsApp message to SA’s Crime Intelligence boss,Feroz Khan, asking whom he should approach to secure a contract to supply branded face masks to the police. Within an hour, Khan replied he was meeting “someone tomorrow night who is the possible guy to make it happen”. Minutes later, Sayed sent through his price list, and by that evening, Khan messaged back to say the samples had arrived.
In another incident, Sayed sent Khan photographs of a warehouse that he proposed leasing to the National Treasury. The exchanges are contained in asworn affidavit filed by the Madlanga Commissionand released to the public after Khan withdrew his court application to keep the documents secret on Monday. The Madlanga Commission, chaired by acting deputy chief justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, was appointed by Cyril Ramaphosa to investigate allegations of corruption, criminality, and political interference in the criminal justice system Khan was arrested by SA’s elite crime-fighting unit the Hawks at his Houghton home in Johannesburg on May 10.
His iPhone 11 and a hard drive were seized during the operation. In a lengthy affidavit seen byIOL, commission investigator Tshepo Nyatlo said WhatsApp chats had been extracted from the devices and catalogued in a detailed document supported by 29 annexures. The 750-page document is linked to a summons for Khan, who is currently out on bail, to appear before the inquiry on July 1, where he will provide his side of the story. “I am advised that Khan ought to have no involvement in SAPS procurement, or indeed in any other procurement within organs of state,” Nyatlo said.
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