Fadiel Adams Plans to Lay Criminal Charge Against IDAC’s Drushantha Ramsamy Over Secret Recording
- National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams announced that he intends to lay a criminal charge against Drushantha Ramsamy
- Adams was unhappy that the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) member made a recording of him in 2025
- The Member of Parliament also changed his tune on the recording that he wanted to be played before the Madlanga Commission
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GAUTENG — National Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams has announced his intention to lay a criminal charge against the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption’s (IDAC) Drushantha Ramsamy.
Adams announced on 21 August 2026 during his appearance before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Adams was unhappy with an audio recording Ramsamy made during a January 2025 meeting, where he provided a statement and evidence about high-level corruption within Crime Intelligence to IDAC.
Adams didn’t want the recording to be played
Adams told the commission he had no knowledge that Ramsamy had recorded their two-hour meeting on 6 January 2025.
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He stated that she neither requested nor received his consent to record him, which he argued was a serious breach of privacy and an affront to whistleblower protection. Adams demanded the commission subpoena and transcribed the full recording, maintaining it would expose material inconsistencies in Ramsamy's version of events.
Proceedings were adjourned early on 20 August 2026 to allow Adams to listen to the entire recording so that he could point out the inconsistencies. In a notable contradiction, Adams resisted the playing of the recording before the Commission on 21 August 2026, stating that its contents would instead form the basis of his planned legal case against Ramsamy.
Other stories about Adams' Madlanga Commission appearances
- Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga reprimanded Adams and questioned whether he was taking the Commission seriously.
- Adams promised "big bombs" when he testified before the Madlanga Commission, but South Africans were sceptical.
- Adams told the Madlanga Commission not to take his social media comments seriously, describing himself as a fool.
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