EASTERN CAPE – Qhamani Jemsana (30), appeared briefly in the Uitenhage Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 13 August 2020 after he was arrested on the same day following the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation into allegations of fraud.
It is alleged during May 2018, Jemsana, who was a temporarily employed by a bank in Uitenhage, was approached by an unknown syndicate that supplied him with an unauthorised bank card and instructed him to link it to another client’s account to enable them to steal money from the said account which had a substantial amount of money. The syndicate members reportedly threatened to harm his family if he didn’t do as ordered.
Jemsana then asked a colleague to do this on his behalf as he was restricted to perform certain transactions. The colleague reported the matter to the manager and the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Investigations ensued resulting in Jemsana’s arrest for his role in the attempted theft. The court has granted the accused a R1000 bail and he is expected back in court on 03 September 2020.