National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has maintained his innocence after appearing briefly in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
Masemola faces four counts of contravening the Public Finance Management Act in connection with the irregular awarding of the multi-million-rand Medicare24 tender.
The same tender is at the centre of a separate case involving alleged crime figure Vusimuzi Matlala and 12 police officers, who are also facing corruption-related charges.
Addressing the media after his court appearance, Masemola said he was confident of his innocence.
However, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) maintains that there is a case against him, according to spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago.
The matter has been postponed to May, when Masemola is expected to appear alongside Matlala as proceedings continue.
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