Wiridi Senga Omary ( Omary) and all other persons who have an interest in the

Court order seizes property linked to crime · Published 2025-09-12 · What is a POCA?

Party
Wiridi Senga Omary ( Omary) and all other persons who have an interest in the

Case

Case number
2025-122658
Court
Gauteng Division, Johannesburg

Parties addressed

  • Wiridi Senga Omary ( Omary) and all other persons who have an interest in the

Asset description

This notice is addressed to Wiridi Senga Omary ( Omary) and all other persons who have an interest in the sum of R41 618.40 in cash seized by the South African Police Service on 23 November 2016 and held under criminal case docket Hillbrow CAS 696/11/2016 and SAP13 reference number 2550/2016, with taking number: 84283602 and purpose receipt number: 17203802 ( the property).

From the gazette

 AN APPLICATION IN TERMS OF SECTION 38 OF THE PREVENTION OF ORGANISED CRIME ACT 121
                                        OF 1998
  NOTICE IN TERMS OF SECTION 39 OF THE PREVENTION OF ORGANISED CRIME ACT 121 OF 1998
(POCA)
   The National Director of Public Prosecutions applied for and was granted a preservation of property order in
terms of section 38 of the Prevention of Organized Crime Act, No. 121 of 1998 in the High Court of South Africa
(Gauteng Division, Johannesburg) on 25 July 2025, in case number 2025-122658, in relation to:
   This notice is addressed to Wiridi Senga Omary ( Omary) and all other persons who have an interest in the
sum of R41 618.40 in cash seized by the South African Police Service on 23 November 2016 and held under
criminal case docket Hillbrow CAS 696/11/2016 and SAP13 reference number 2550/2016, with taking number:
84283602 and purpose receipt number: 17203802 ( the property).
  Take notice that:
   1. The National Director of Public Prosecutions ( National Director) has obtained a preservation of property
order ( the order), in terms of section 38(2) of the POCA in respect of the property;
  2. If you have an interest in the property, you should understand that it is now at risk. You are advised to
obtain legal advice on whether your interest can be protected and, if so, on how to protect it;
   3. You are notified that the National Director will, within 90 days of publication of this notice, apply to the High
Court under section 48 of the POCA for an order declaring the property forfeit to the state. The order will remain
in force until the application for a forfeiture order is finalised, and until any forfeiture order that is made is
satisfied;
   4. If you intend to oppose the application for a forfeiture, or you intend to apply for an order excluding your
interest from a forfeiture order in respect of the property, you must enter an appearance in terms of the order. The
requirements for such an appearance are set out in the order and are also dealt with in sections 39(3), (4) and (5)
of the POCA. An appearance must comply with these requirements;
  5. Your attention is specifically drawn to the 14-day time limit prescribed in section 39(4) of the POCA for
entry of an appearance referred to in paragraph 4 above;
  6. If you enter an appearance in terms of the order you will be entitled to be given 14 days' notice of the
application by the applicant for a forfeiture order in respect of the property;
   7. If you fail to enter an appearance in terms of the order or to comply with the above requirements, you will
not be given notice of the application for a forfeiture order and you will not be entitled to appear at the hearing of
the application. In such a case, the court may grant a default order forfeiting the property to the state under
section 53 of the POCA;
   8. You may apply for reconsideration of the preservation order on no less than 24 hours-notice in terms of Rule
6(8) of the Uniform Rules of the High Court.
   9. Whenever the order states that you must deliver or serve any notice, affidavit or other process document on
the applicant, you must deliver or serve them on the applicant at the following address: The Office of the State

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