Fadiel Adams tells ad hoc committee to subpoena Crime Intelligence finances

By Johnathan Paoli

MP Fadiel Adams used his appearance before Parliament’s ad hoc committee on Tuesday night to call for Crime Intelligence’s financial records to be subpoenaed.

Adams, the leader of the National Coloured Congress, said only a full forensic review of CI’s ledgers and expenditure trails would resolve ongoing allegations of slush-fund abuse and procurement irregularities.

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Adams also reiterated his position that KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi was a “constitutional delinquent”, accusing him of undermining the rule of law and using public platforms to wage factional battles within the police service.

Adams said that Mkhwanazi’s explosive July press briefing last year — which led to the establishment of the Madlanga Commission and the ad hoc committee — was a subtle