Former Hard Livings gang leader Rashied Staggie's parole has not been revoked despite his arrest for possession of expensive whiskey allegedly stolen from a Johannesburg depot. Staggie left the Cape Town Magistrate's Court yesterday in high spirits after posting R5 000 bail.He appeared alongside Johannesburg businessman Jayaray Pillay, Pillay's son Mikyle, and Joao de Gouveia on charges of possession of stolen property. Police pounced on the four in their luxury cars near Canal Walk last Thursday.The court heard that they had 23 bottles of Johnnie Walker Green Label whiskey, worth about R20000, Cuban cigars and cigarettes in their possession.Staggie has been on parole since 2014 after serving 13 years in jail. He was sentenced to 15 years for kidnapping and rape in 2003, and the following year he was sentenced to 15 year for stealing firearms from a police armoury. The sentences ran concurrently.His lawyer, Rooshdeen Rudolph, said the parole had not been revoked in light of the new charges."He is at home," said Rudolph. "Correctional services officials called him to ask a few questions. There is a notion that he is innocent until proved guilty, which is highly unlikely. They took the electronic monitoring device off when he was arrested and replaced it [yesterday]."According to the prosecution, the whiskey was part of a batch - worth more than R10-million - stolen from a depot this month.In a statement read in court, Pillay said he is a businessman in Kempton Park, on the East Rand, earns R20000 a month and owns a lodge.He said he was found guilty of culpable homicide in 1981 and got a five-year suspended sentence.Pillay claimed the whiskey is valued at R800 a bottle. He denied stealing it and said his wife bought it in Johannesburg and he merely transported it to Cape Town, accompanied by his son.The four denied all the allegations against them.In an affidavit, Staggie said he has a wife, four dependents and earns a R5000 salary as a motivational speaker.The court granted the accused R5000 bail each and ordered them to appear again on July 11...