Referred to as: John Wick · James Nkoana
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Mr Nku identifies the person who forwarded messages to him on 1 July 2021 as 'John Wick' on the app, who sent most messages.
“Yes, on the person termed as John Wick on the app, that is the person ... That is the person who forwarded messages, most messages”
The screenshot sent to Mr Nku by John Wick on 1 July 2021 contained information about a plan involving shipment and advice given about offloading methods related to drug transport.
“this was relative to a plan by Ibiy to, so they were planning a shipment basically and there was, I would say he was being advised, of the strategy in terms of the planning ...”
Advocate Segeels suggests that Mr Nku succeeded in becoming part of the network since he received a screenshot of a conversation relevant to the network planning.
“But it seems from this text that you succeeded, because why would they send you a screenshot of a conversation between John Wick and Iby if you had not been successful in becoming part of their network”
Mr Nku explains that he was gathering intelligence informally during the planning phase and only knew one individual personally until 2021, and that contact with John Wick was incidental due to being in the same environment.
“I only knew the gentleman that year in 2021... John Wick character is not someone that I knew just that yet. It is someone that, it is just that it happened that one became aware, oh, you are in the same room with certain individuals, so that is why for me it was easy to get information from him, albeit I am not part of the planning”
Mr. Nku was introduced to John Wick prior to meeting Iby and knew John Wick beforehand.
“I knew John Wick before I knew Iby”
VJ is an associate of Iby and not the same person as John Wick.
“VJ is not the same person as John Wick ... They are not the same person”
Analysis revealed screenshots from Threema app indicating usage by a user identified with the username 'John Wick' linked to the investigation.
“the right-hand side, that screenshot that has a blue colour, it has a username that says John Wick. Under that username it says Threema ID next to the red dots there. It says, That is a username of that particular person, who is using the username of John Wick. I mean, that is an ID of John Wick.”
Brigadier Mokoena tried to extort Mr Vusi Matlala using Witness I and Captain Zungu, refusing Witness I's request to meet the source relating to a high-profile John Wick scene.
“After the John Wick scene, Brigadier Mokoena claimed the scene was a hit. He asked me and Captain Zungu to call Cata and we met at Corbin Golf Shooting Range. Brigadier Mokoena said he heard a source or a complainant from General Lebeya's office which had evidence to the fact that the John Wick scene was a hit and Brigadier Mokoena wanted to consult Mr Matlala to see how he can fix this. By fixing it meant that Mr Matlala paid something so Brigadier Mokoena can give to the source in order to keep the source quiet.”
The John Wick scene referred to a police operation where the suspect was fatally wounded, not an arrest.
“No. The suspect on that scene was fatally wounded, Commissioner.”