Madlanga Commission: Adams disputes IDAC affidavit over missing PKTT claims
Andrea Johnson previously told the commission that Adams’s section 27 referral contained no allegations about the task team.
National Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams has found himself in the midst of a heated dispute at the Madlanga Commission. Adams claims his referral to the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) included allegations related to the KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team (PKTT), contradicting the statement from former head Advocate Andrea Johnson.
Johnson had repeatedly maintained that IDAC was not investigating the PKTT, which is managed by Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo. Adams, as the principal complainant in the corruption investigation, disputes Johnson's account, stating his affidavit raised concerns about promotions involving PKTT officers and alleged misuse of crime intelligence funds for its operations.
During the commission hearing, Adams also informed the commissioners that he had initiated a criminal case against IDAC and chief investigator Dylan Perumal for mishandling the investigation. He further admitted to misleading Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, claiming that corruption dockets opened against senior crime intelligence officers had been intercepted by police.
Adams sent this email to Mchunu on October 31, 2025, before the commission could verify the information with the relevant police station. Commission evidence leader Lee Segeels-Ncube criticized Adams for making the allegation without proper verification, stating that relying on a dead man's information was unacceptable. The commission also heard from Professor Brian Williams, who dismissed claims that PKTT former head General André Lincoln encouraged Adams to file criminal charges against senior crime intelligence officials.
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