Fadiel Adams refutes claims he went public with sensitive Crime Intelligence information

National Coloured Congress founder and member of Parliament (MP) Fadiel Adams has refuted claims he went public with sensitive Crime Intelligence information.

Adams and the Democratic Alliance (DA)’s Dianne Kohler were among some of the names mentioned by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi during his testimony to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Thursday.

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Mkhwanazi painted both MPs as sell-outs for allegedly sharing secret information related to Crime Intelligence with the public.

He accused Adams and Kohler of abusing their powers and not properly handing sensitive info about Crime Intelligence.

Mkhwanazi said Adams opened cases of fraud and corruption relating to intel that was supplied to him around the irregular appointment of an official within Crime Intelligence, subsequently leading to the arrest of Crime Intelligence boss Dumisani Khumalo, his close ally.

But Adams said he did what any citizen should do when presented with evidence of alleged State corruption - open a case.

“What did the general want me to do? Hide it? He said I went public with it; he said it, I did not go public with it. I did the responsible thing.”

Kohler wrote to the inspector general of intelligence in February, requesting an investigation into the dubious purchases of two properties by Crime Intelligence, a well-documented case exposed in the media.

While Mkhwanazi accused her of making the information public, she clapped back, saying she was simply following up on information that was already in the public domain.

The Madlanga Commission noted that they would still need to consult and allow both MPs to testify and respond to the allegations.

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