Amos Molatudi who faked high court order convicted and referred to Weskoppies mental hospital

MPHUMALANGA-Amos Molatudi (35) has been convicted and referred to Weskoppies mental hospital after he sent emails to Hawks officials with a fake “High Court order” and a fake letterhead from the Presidency stating that a vehicle (G wagon Mercedes Benz)seized from Sam Holdings should be released to him in 2020.

Molatudi had in July 2020 sent emails to the Hawks in Mpumalanga.  Attached was a fake high court order and a fake letter from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office.

Mpumalanga Hawks spokesperson Dineo Sekotodi said the case against  Molatudi was concluded in the Emalahleni regional court on Wednesday.

“The 35-year-old was convicted of being an impostor and referred to Weskoppies mental hospital,” said Sekotodi.

“The  court ordered that Molatudi be detained in the Witbank prison until his transfer to Weskoppies and can only be released from the institution through an order by a high court judge.”

The letter from the presidency said that a vehicle seized from Mshengu of Sam Holdings should be released to him.

“The initial investigation established that the said high court order was  fake. The investigators lured Molatudi under the guise of the ‘collection of the said vehicle’ to the  Witbank police station where he was arrested on 10 September 2020,” said Sekotodi.

Chabalala shot to prominence after taking a 72-car convoy to the Durban July in 2019. He is believed to be on the run after he was released on R500,000 bail by the Middelburg magistrate’s court.