{
  "id": 2407622,
  "title": "MADLANGA COMMISSION: Fadiel Adams’ explosive admission on the mystery Idac affidavit, implicating Andrea Johnson",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/madlanga-commission-fadiel-adams-explosive-admission-on-the-mystery",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T17:18:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-08-21-fadiel-adams-explosive-admission-on-the-mystery-idac-affidavit-implicating-andrea-johnson/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "National Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams testified before the Madlanga Commission that he provided four affidavits to the Investigating Directorate of Corruption (Idac) on January 6, 2025, but later that night, Chief Investigator Dylan Perumal obtained a separate affidavit from him. Both Drushantha Ramsamy and Robert Raphesu, Idac prosecutors and inspectors, testified that only four supplementary statements were taken in their presence, and the additional affidavit was not among them. Adams claimed Perumal obtained the extra affidavit after instructing him to split the case into three parts, and that Perumal spoke with Andrea Johnson during the call. Johnson denied having knowledge of the additional affidavit during her testimony. Perumal has since been suspended from Idac.",
  "summary": "Idac used an affidavit from National Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams to charge top Crime Intelligence members, yet two investigators didn’t know where it came from. On Friday, Adams explained what happened.",
  "key_points": [
    "Fadiel Adams admitted to providing four affidavits to Idac on January 6, 2025.",
    "Chief Investigator Dylan Perumal obtained an additional affidavit from Adams that night.",
    "Andrea Johnson denied knowledge of the extra affidavit during her testimony."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}