Laptops stolen from NPA offices

Two appear for NPA, court break-ins

Pretoria - Two men arrested in connection with break-ins at the Director of Public Prosecutions and Pretoria Magistrate's Court have appeared in court, the NPA said on Tuesday.

Moses Ernest Tonono Ntakiso, 39, and Moses Magolego, 40, appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Monday, National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Luvuyo Mfaku said.

Ntakiso faces seven counts of housebreaking with intent to steal, theft, and one charge of escaping from lawful custody.

Magolego faces one count of housebreaking with intent to steal, and theft. The case was postponed to August 21.

Two prosecutors' laptops were stolen from the offices of the NPA in Pretoria during the early hours of Monday, July 10. Burglars broke into two offices on the second floor.

Two weeks later, chief prosecutor, Advocate Matric Luphondo's office in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court was broken into.

At the beginning of July, computers were stolen from the Hawks head office, the Promat Building, in Silverton, Pretoria. The burglars targeted the HR, finance and supply chain departments.

The Hawks said there were no signs of forced entry.

In March, 15 computers were stolen from the offices of the Chief Justice in Midrand. They were taken from the HR department and contained sensitive information about the country's judges.

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Men nabbed for burglaries at government offices remain in custody

The two men nabbed for some of the high-profile burglaries that recently hit government offices will be remanded in custody for a month before their trial begins.

Moses Mtakiso‚ 39‚ and Moses Magolego‚ 40‚ both of Winterveldt‚ north of Pretoria‚ made a brief appearance at the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Monday. This was their second appearance before Magistrate N Lugaju since their arrest.

Lugaju transferred the pair to a courtroom in which their trial would be heard. Once there‚ in a courtroom‚ presided over by Magistrate Kiru Pillay‚ Mtakiso and Magolego learnt the state was not ready to proceed.

Prosecutor Mathews Monyae asked Pillay to postpone the case to September 21. He said the state needed to conduct further investigations.

Monyae previously told Lugaju the state could bring more charges against the accused.

Pillay granted the postponement to September 21‚ and ordered Mtakiso and Magolego to be returned to custody.

The pair previously told Lugaju they wanted the case fast tracked and would not bring bail applications. “I plead guilty to all the charges. I don't want to waste [the court's] time‚” Mtakiso said last week.

Magolego also told the court he intended to plead guilty and have the matter heard speedily.

They were arrested following burglaries in key government buildings. Computers storing sensitive data were stolen in many of these break-ins.

The charge sheet deposed to court by the state showed Mtakiso faced eight break-in and business robbery charges.

Magolego faced one charge‚ emanating from a break-in and robbery he allegedly pulled with Mtakiso in an office inside the Pretoria Magistrate's Court.

In this burglary‚ the pair allegedly made off with a laptop and a memory stick belonging to Joyce Ntuli‚ an official of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)‚ on July 20.
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More at: https://www.timeslive.co.za/politic...ries-at-government-offices-remain-in-custody/
 
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