Prosecutor rejects ex-police officer Fannie Nkosi's bid to drop charges
The Director of Public Prosecutions turned down representations from Fannie Nkosi, a former Organised Crime Unit member, who asked for his charges to be reconsidered. His lawyer, Katlego Maleho, has also withdrawn from the case.
Nkosi resigned from the South African Police Service late last month. He returned to the Pretoria North Magistrates Court after the prosecutor's decision.
The charges say Nkosi pretended to be a senior police officer from Pretoria. They also say he interfered with evidence at the Thohoyandou police station in Limpopo in 2022. These are allegations.
Police allege that a task team found illegal firearms and ammunition at his Pretoria North property. They also allege it found official police dockets and a large sum of money there.
Key facts
- Who
- Fannie Nkosi (Former organised crime unit member charged with multiple offences); Katlego Maleho (Nkosi's lawyer, who has withdrawn from the case); Director of Public Prosecutions (Declined Nkosi's representations); SAPS (Police service Nkosi resigned from)
- What
- Representations by Fannie Nkosi asking the DPP to reconsider charges against him have been declined. His lawyer Katlego Maleho has withdrawn from the case, and Nkosi resigned from the SAPS late last month.
- When
- 5 November 2026
- Where
- Pretoria, Thohoyandou, Limpopo
- Status
- Reported