Gauteng Hawks head Maj-Gen Ebrahim Kadwa has suffered a significant blow in litigation to have his phone containing state secrets returned to him.
The phone was seized by police in May during Kadwas arrest in a case related to a breach of the Precious Metals Act and a charge of defeating and obstructing the course of justice.
Kadwa initiated the legal showdown against acting police minister Firoz Cachalia, investigating officer Calvin Khorommbi and the Madlanga commission on the basis that the phone was taken by police without a seizure warrant and therefore was unlawful.
