Self-proclaimed police agent Brown Mogotsi provided the state with an unverifiable address, the state revealed on Monday. Prosecutor advocate Thami Mpekana told the Johannesburg magistrate’s court the address Mogotsi provided could not be confirmed.Mpekana said they were opposing bail and read the investigating officer’s affidavit into the record.“A residential address was provided to me via WhatsApp by Mogotsi’s lawyers [last week]. It was a PDF document. The address is in Mmabatho [North West]. I visited the address to verify the address, and the address could not be found.“At the address, I found Thandiwe, and I enquired [about Mogotsi], and she told me the applicant does not reside at the address,” read the affidavit.Mpekana told the court about challenges the investigating officer faced when he approached Mogotsi for a warning statement a day before his appearance at the Madlanga commission of inquiry.“I phoned the applicant on several [occasions] without success, and I sent him messages to contact me,” the investigating officer said in the affidavit.Mpekana said the investigating officer concluded that Mogotsi also provided a false address to the authorities when he was sought in 2007.“It is clear that [he] is likely to abscond and not stand trial,” said Mpekana.Mogotsi is charged with perjury, defeating the ends of justice, unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, and discharging a firearm in a public space.Self-proclaimed crime intelligence agent Brown Mogotsi is expected to appear before the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court today for a formal application.Mogotsi is charged with perjury, defeating the ends of justice, unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, and… pic.twitter.com/ELsMdXKcpc— The journalist (@Moloi_Herman1) May 25, 2026