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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Hawks have arrested four employees of a German car part manufacturer in Gqeberha for allegedly stealing platinum plates worth R6.3 million and selling them to scrap metal dealers.<\/p>\n

Minileit (Pty) Ltd, the Gqeberha branch of Germany-based ISOLITE GmbH, is the largest supplier of exhaust systems to Mercedes-Benz SA and Volkswagen Group SA plants in the Eastern Cape.<\/p>\n

The men were arrested on Friday by the Gqeberha Serious Commercial Crime Investigation unit in collaboration with the Hawks and National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).<\/p>\n

The accused – Ronaldo Henry Jason, 52, Ruwayne Eddie Luppan, 35, Roual Rowell Shelby Martin, 30, and Quewin Kirsten September, 25 – stand accused of theft and for contravening the Prevention of Organised Crime Act.<\/p>\n

Between 1 April 2021 and 31 May 2022, the four accused allegedly acted in a common purpose to misappropriate platinum plate stock and sold it unlawfully to nearby scrap metal business, the Hawks said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“It is further reported that all the accused successfully sold platinum plates for their personal gain and cash was directed into their pockets.<\/p>\n

“The company conducted its internal investigation then ‘red flags’ were picked up,” said Hawks spokesperson Warrant Officer Ndiphiwe Mhlakuvana.<\/p>\n

Mhlakuvana added the company opened a case with the Hawks after conducting an internal investigation.<\/p>\n

“It is further reported that more investigations were conducted and revealed that the company suffered a loss of over R6.3 million.”<\/p>\n

All four accused briefly appeared in the Gqeberha Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Friday and were released on R500 bail each.<\/p>\n

The case was the postponed to 20 July for legal representation.<\/p>\n

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