The head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC), Andrea Johnson, has pointed the finger at one of her subordinates for a major blunder in the unit’s probe into senior Crime Intelligence officers.
It's been established at the Madlanga Commission that Johnson authorised an investigation into eight senior Crime Intelligence officers and a civilian without any basis.
Testifying at the commission on Thursday, Johnson said IDAC’s chief investigator, Dylan Perumal, is the one who gave her the names.
IDAC’s investigation into Crime Intelligence is based solely on a complaint laid by National Coloured Congress (NCC) Member of Parliament (MP) Fadiel Adams.
In his complaint, Adams names and accuses only three senior Crime Intelligence officers of corruption.
However, when Johnson signed off on the unit to begin its investigation, the names increased from three to 12.
Johnson said the additional names were added by Perumal.
She said that she will be looking into Perumal’s improper conduct.
“I have to consider the conduct; I have to get a response from him. And if the response is outside of the framework and the legality, it must then be dealt with through the IDAC [Oversight] Judge.”
Commissioners and evidence leaders criticised Johnson for signing off on an investigation without exercising proper oversight.
Johnson has admitted to giving “incorrect” information to Parliament.
In November 2025, she testified before Parliament’s ad hoc committee that was investigating claims of political and criminal infiltration into the country’s law enforcement.
The Madlanga Commission on Thursday asked Johnson about some of the inconsistencies in her testimony before Parliament.
When Johnson appeared before Parliament’s ad hoc committee, she was questioned about IDAC’s investigation into senior Crime Intelligence officers.
Transcripts from Johnson’s testimony show that she told Parliament she only became aware of Adams’ complaint in the middle of December 2024, one month after it was filed.
However, documents before the Madlanga Commission show Johnson became aware of the complaint as soon as it was filed.
Co-Commissioner, Sandile Khumalo: “That was incorrect, what you told the ad-hoc committee?”
“This is incorrect, yes. At the time, that was my recollection. In coming to this commission, I had to au fait myself properly with all of the facts. I’m not saying that the ad hoc was not important. I didn’t go through all of this detail with my team when I went to ad hoc,” replied Johnson.
Co-commissioner Sesi Baloyi said she finds it improbable that this was down to an honest mistake by Johnson.
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