WATCH | Madlanga Commission to hear recording at heart of Adams’ conflicting IDAC accounts
The recording was made by IDAC Advocate Drushantha Ramsamy, who later submitted it to the commission after Adams challenged her evidence about discrepancies in his reports.
The Madlanga Commission is set to hear a recording of an interview between suspended MP Fadiel Adams and Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) officials, scheduled for Friday. The commission recently adjourned Adams' cross-examination to allow him to listen to the recording, which was made by IDAC Advocate Drushantha Ramsamy.
The central issue at hand is the manner in which Adams was referred to IDAC. Initially, Adams informed the commission that he sought assistance from the Ministry of Police in November 2024 after fearing that his criminal cases were being intercepted. The Minister's office then directed him to IDAC. However, Advocate Lee Seegels-Ncube contested this account, presenting evidence that Adams had actually found IDAC through an online search and contacted the organization himself.
Seegels-Ncube also cited Adams' testimony before Parliament's ad hoc committee in March, where the late General Andre Lincoln was mentioned as the individual who provided Adams with IDAC's contact number. Adams claimed that the number provided by Lincoln was ineffective, leading him to Google IDAC instead. Ramsamy has suggested that Adams could face charges for possessing classified documents.
The recording may offer the commission a more precise understanding of the events surrounding Adams' referral to IDAC.
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