"I think I made that interpretation myself," State witness Martin Flint told the court during the corruption trial of former police head Jackie Selebi.
He was explaining his understanding of the initials on a cheque stub he cashed for Selebi's former friend Glenn Agliotti.
Stratton was an associate of slain mining magnate Brett Kebble in their company JCI.
Flint is the father of Dianne Muller, Agliotti's ex-fiance. He is also the financial director of her events management company, which at one stage sought a black economic empowerment deal through JCI.
Flint also did banking for an account belonging to the Spring Lights company through which JCI apparently channelled payments to Agliotti.
Agliotti previously testified that he asked Kebble and Stratton for a US$1 million "consultancy fee" for access to Selebi.
Flint was asked by prosecutor Gerrie Nel what he believed the ‘JS' on the stub for a cheque for R10,000 dated June 14 2004 and in Flint's handwriting stood for.
Flint replied: "The only JS that comes to mind was John Stratton. We were at the time working with John Stratton."
When the question of the ‘JS' marked cheque stub came up again during cross-examination by defence lawyer Jaap Cilliers, Flint emphasised that the assumption of it going to Stratton was his own interpretation.
He said Agliotti would give him instructions to cash cheques which he would do.
"When I wrote it, I interpreted it as John Stratton."
On another occasion, he testified that he never knew to whom Agliotti gave the cheques he cashed for him. "I have no personal knowledge at all."
The court also heard how Flint cashed cheques for Agliotti marked on the stubs with ‘c.o.p' or 'chief'.
"[Agliotti] would say ‘Martin make out a cheque, It is for c.o.p or it is for chief, but I had no knowledge of what it meant.
"The cash cheques I would cash personally at the bank [and] give it to Agliotti as soon as possible."
Flint - dressed in a camel coloured jacket, light blue shirt and navy suit and his white hair skimming his collar - was the third witness to take the stand as the fourth week of the trial ended.
Before his testimony began, Flint was warned about possibly receiving indemnity for corruption, fraud, theft and money laundering charges if he is found to testify "honestly and frankly".
Muller and Agliotti, who have both served as State witnesses in the case, were warned under the same section 204 of the Criminal Procedure Act whereby a person may receive indemnity from prosecution in exchange for testifying for the State.
Selebi faces a charge of corruption and another of defeating the ends of justice in connection with at least R1.2 million he allegedly received from Agliotti and others in return for favours.
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