Fadiel Adams appears at the Pinetown magistrate’s court for his bail application

Added: 2026-05-14

[00:00:00]During November December 2024, the investigating officer and his team of the docket Pinetown Cares 578 of 10 of 2019 became aware of the social media video footage showing Mr. Ba Zamini inside a Westville prison office wearing prison uniform, explaining himself and alleging his innocence of the charges that he was facing.

[00:00:30]This worried the team and it had to be investigated.

[00:00:35]The investigating officer of Cindi Somaka's case became aware of the statement and recording trending on social media as well as on print media a newspaper article in January 2025 about a statement that was obtained from Mr. wherein he was implicating his co-acused and others in the killing of Mr. Makaga.

[00:01:04]This came as a surprise because no arrangements were made with him or his team for such the matter was also partly and subjudic at the time.

[00:01:17]This also prompted an inquiry as to how the recording and the statements were obtained during such a critical and sensitive stage of the two cases.

[00:01:33]I was subsequently assigned to investigate this matter which is prosecutor guided investigations and part of my investigations led to the interviewing and obtaining of several witness statements which explain how the applicant Mr. Fadil Adams committed the offenses he is charged with.

[00:02:05]Evidence on the case.

[00:02:10]Witness statements obtained from several witnesses revealed the following.

[00:02:17]15.1 Mr. Fadil Adams arranged to come to Westville prison to interview two inmates including Mr. BA Lamini on the 2nd of November 2024.

[00:02:32]He arranged same and presented himself on official capacity as a member of parliament or national assembly conducting parliamentary duties.

[00:02:45]15.2 As he was allowed to conduct those interviews with the said inmates.

[00:02:53]On arriving at Wville Prison, he was informed by the officials of the Department of Correctional Services that as per their standard operation procedure, a visitor inside the prison is not allowed to go into the prison with a cellular phone.

[00:03:13]He insisted to go in with the said cellular phones and cited that he was going to use them as part of his parliamentary duties.

[00:03:25]He even showed them his par he even showed them his parliament identity card as proof of his official duties.

[00:03:37]15.3 He was allowed into the prison with the said cellular phones in violation of the DCS policy that regulates access control by ensuring that no visitor is allowed to consult interview an inmate whilst in possession of his or her cellular phone.

[00:04:02]He took a video footage of Mr. BA Damini inside the prison showing the inside of an office there in after doing so he arranged for the said futage to be circulated on social media 15.4 During January 2025 the applicant Mr. Adams arranged with a member of the South African police services to arrange official police or metro police blue lights and sirens escort from King Shaga International Airport to Westville prison and back once more. He presented himself as being on his parliamentary duties as a member of parliament.

[00:04:51]The said escort was arranged at the cost of the state.

[00:04:56]He was escorted from King Shaga International Airport to Wesville prison and back.

[00:05:06]15.5.

[00:05:08]As part of evidence, my team and I have obtained copies of WhatsApp messages confirming the applicant's request for blue light exports from King Shaga International Airport to Wesville Prison and back to King Shaga International Airport.

[00:05:28]Statements from those who exported him have been obtained.

[00:05:36]The applicant in his recent media atances and media briefings does confirm that he indeed requested such exort.

[00:05:46]These will be played in court.

[00:05:50]15.6.

[00:05:52]In the two visits day on the 20th and on the 24th of January 2025, he conducted an interview with Mr. Cibuisa.

[00:06:05]Once more he insisted as before to go in to the prison with his cellular phones as part of his parliamentary duties.

[00:06:16]On the 20th of January 2025, he recorded an interview with Mr. on his cellular phone and left. He arranged to come back.

[00:06:29]15.7.

[00:06:31]He did come back on the 24th of January 2025 after having arranged a member of the Directorate of Priority Crime Investigations, DPC Highs, to come and assist him to interview Mr. He. He met the DPCI member in Westville Prison and insisted that the member records Mr. interview on paper.

[00:07:02]At first, the member was to assist with interpretation in view of the language barrier between Mr. Nangua and the applicant.

[00:07:12]At the end of the said interview, I'm now at 15.8, my apologies. A sworn statement was obtained from Mr. who mentioned his involvement and that of his accused and others in the killing of Mr. Makaga.

[00:07:29]The applicant arranged for the said statement to be circulated on social media.

[00:07:36]It was also articled on a Sunday national paper.

[00:07:41]This statement was obtained in the middle of a partly trial matter.

[00:07:48]The interview and obtaining of the said statements were done without the legal representative of Mr. the investigation team and the investigating officer of the case knowing about it or any permission granted to hold such an interview.

[00:08:10]15.9.

[00:08:12]He managed to conduct interviews, recorded a video, and obtained a statement from inmates at Wville Prison while under the disguise of conducting parliamentary duties.

[00:08:28]15.10 maintain. I have obtained a statement which supports the fact that the applicant was not on parliamentary duties but was rather acting on personal capacity during his Westville prison visits since he never reported these visits to parliament or to portfolio committee on policing.

[00:08:51]Paragraph 16.

[00:08:54]From all the statements obtained, it is clear that the applicant's intentions were to redirect, obstruct, disturb, and or defeat the cause of the ongoing investigation in Cindaka's case to influence the outcome and to undermine the work of the political killings task team on the cases of Bonging Damini. and other matters.

[00:09:26]The applicant has on numerous media briefings have been criticizing without merit the work of the PKT.

[00:09:37]This will be apparent on the recent video futures to be played in court. He circulated at the time he knew there was a warrant for his arrest.

[00:09:50]The members of the Makata family were shocked to see the statement of Mr. Nanga on social media and the newspaper article.

[00:10:01]They indicated that they were never approached by the applicant to hear their views about what he was engaged in and felt that their feelings as a family were not considered by the applicant in such a very sensitive matter. more so the stage the matter was at at the time the statements was published.

[00:10:26]They felt the applicant was cious in his conduct.

[00:10:33]Evidence which led to the arrest of the applicant. Paragraph 18.

[00:10:41]Based on my investigation findings and evidence collected, I then applied for a warrant of arrest J50 against the applicant in order to have him appear before the court of law. The warrant was then authorized at Pinetown Magistrate Court was Zuluatal on the 30th of April 2026.

[00:11:10]Paragraph 19.

[00:11:13]I together with my team conducted standard profile of the applicant and identified two possible residential addresses in K Town.

[00:11:25]Michelle plane and on Saturday 2026 May to at about 4:30 in the morning we proceeded to board addresses in an effort to trace him. However, he was not found.

[00:11:46]Paragraph 20. We were informed that house 66 un hoop street West Mitchel plane Cape Town was sold in March 2026 and the applicant was no longer residing there and at the second address 50 Disa Crescent Mitchell's plane Cape Town he also was not residing there for a long time.

[00:12:17]Paragraph 21.

[00:12:19]On the same day, on the same Saturday during the morning, while still trying to trace the applicant, I became aware of a video footage of the applicant indicating that he is aware that the PKT is looking for him and that they had visited his residential addresses, which he no longer reside at.

[00:12:43]He has also opened a case of intimidation against the police as he believes that the PKT has no J50 against him.

[00:12:54]See video clipped marked SM1.

[00:12:59]With the leave of the court you worship, if I may ask that at this stage before I proceed further with the reading of the affidavit so that we can also follow properly that we play the video footage or rather the video clip mark marked SM1.

[00:13:20]>> Mr. At 4 a.m. this morning, the house that I used to occupy was raided by approximately 15 policemen clinging by us like the criminals they are. They wore no name tags. They parked their vehicles 100 m away from the scene around the corner so no one could take registration. They cut the rocks of the house. They bang down. They were going to bang down the door when the occupants open. This woman was made with a sore face. Her husband was made to lay on the ground. A 12-year-old son was slapped because they were looking for fires. Now with a budget of hundreds of millions of rand a year, this is now come like intelligence. They couldn't get their right. They hated the wrong house. They abused the wrong family. But my question right here is when the woman demanded a warrant, they weren't sure what. Now what kind of policemen do we have in this country who operate with closed faces like gangsters who point guns at children like gangsters who operate with impunity like gangsters there was no warrant show as far as I know if this is the PKT I'm not I'm accused of anything but not being part of a political killing or having planned a political killing or having links to political killings if these people are overstepping their mandate then answers must answers must be forthcoming. I need to know why these people are looking for me. As a matter of fact, I can produce an email for you right now that I wrote to Minister Kachalia where I copied Muanazi and Masim and I said to them, "Generals, I'm aware that the PKT is planning something unlawful. I'm letting you know that I'm willing to comply. If you have a warrant for my arrest, I'll hand myself over to the police station.

[00:15:00]If you want my if you want my my cell phone, I'm willing to hand it over."

[00:15:04]There was no need to send thugs with rifles to come and look for me. If there's a warrant out, pick up the phone. You have my number. I have to come to the nearest police station. But this is not how they operate. They use fear. They use intimidation. But I got news for these boys. I'm not fearful.

[00:15:20]And I can't be intimidated. And I'm not going to stop. You're going to jail.

[00:15:34]said please the court I'll continue from paragraph 22 on Sunday the 3rd of May 2026 my commander Latutenant Colonel Majila informed me that she was sent an email by acting crime detection head in Guazulu Natal that sometime in April 2026 Six. The provincial commissioner was copied on an email by the applicant, Mr. Fadil Adams, Attorneyi, indicating that should there be a warrant of arrest J50 issued for him, he will hand himself over to the nearest police station and that Mr. Shahild will represent him.

[00:16:25]I attached the said email communications between leftenant Colonel Majila acting crime detection head as SM email one paragraph 23 leftenant colonel Majila Federa informed me that on the same day the dead of May 2026 she called Mr. Shahild Scooter and informed him of the request made on the letter that should the police have a warrant of arrest J50 for the applicant.

[00:17:02]He then then he will hand himself over at the nearest police station.

[00:17:10]The attorney requested that Latenant Colonel Majila grant him time as he has to as he has not spoken to the applicant in 3 months and the applicant has changed his cellular phone numbers so many times.

[00:17:28]He further said he has no knowledge of such agreement made with the applicant and will have to inquire from the applicant's political party members. The attorney promised that should he find the applicant on the phone, he will arrange that he hands himself over at the Cape Town Central at 10.

[00:17:58]As I was in Cape Town, paragraph 25, still trying to trace the applicant, I was informed by my commander who indicated that she saw on social media that the applicant, Mr. Adams, will be making a press briefing on the same day.

[00:18:17]communicated with my commander who advised that since she was in communication with the applicant's attorney who had promised to locate the applicant and advise him to hand himself over to us. We should respect that process and not bring the parliament image into disrepute.

[00:18:39]Paragraph 27.

[00:18:43]Later, I then noticed on social media that the applicant was holding a press briefing in parliament regarding his warrant of arrest. I attach the video clip marked as SM2.

[00:19:00]Again, your worship, I will request that the video clip marked SM2 be played before I proceed reading the affidavit.

[00:19:09]>> Thank you.

[00:19:14]I serious portfolio where we attempt to hold South African accountability does not exist.

[00:19:23]These people are more fun.

[00:19:26]On Saturday morning, my previous I no longer with a budget of hundreds of millions of a year.

[00:19:45]The result of this an innocent teacher, a 50-year-old female had pointed in her face. My husband was laid to lay on the ground in the middle of England. A 12-year-old son was assaulted by something that was assault physically because he woke up startled.

[00:20:08]This happened a case.

[00:20:13]I went to the police station of discrimination against the South African.

[00:20:19]I do believe that this is engineered by Lieutenant General Muanazi, the self-proclaimed savior of South Africa's former police commissioner. This can't be a bad ins and I'll tell you why. In the committee, he claimed that I used a green light escort to the prison in West.

[00:20:50]I was indeed escorted by the police, not the South African police services prison. Why on my official?

[00:20:59]Because I went to Westful Prison to interview the killer of one of our finest sisa. I think this country you killed for it. You he was killed for exposing corruption in the killer has given me a written statement saying that he was escorted to the crime and from the scene by the South African police services.

[00:21:26]The killer wants to tell the truth. He wants nothing in exchange. Not a reduction of sentence, not a financial reward.

[00:21:38]hasn't sent a single policeman to go and this man's school not one what has done he's insinuated to parliament that I committed crime in the era committee has said that there will be a conference call later when we will hear something about Adams what you were supposed to hear was that Adams had contrived or corrupted or abused his power inside to obtain a good light. The person implicated, the person who supposed to make the statement is detective Sergeant Carlton Thomas where they charged against Muani and Major General because he claims that they forced him into a room where the cameras were set up and had written a script that he was supposed to incriminate me in front of the Arab. He refused. Therefore, they can't respond.

[00:22:40]Say please the court you worship if I may proceed from paragraph 28.

[00:22:44]>> Yes.

[00:22:46]My commander informed me that I attach video clip as SM part one and part two with the court you worship. May I request that these clips be played before I proceed with the affidavit?

[00:23:18]Good evening everybody.

[00:23:29]PKT masks and I see that you're not pointing your rifles at woman anymore.

[00:23:49]How are you doing?

[00:23:57]What are you Guys, I must tell you because one thing I believe in this country is I believe in our judicial system. I think the South African belief services is tough. I must believe that.

[00:24:10]Um but our judicial system I have so much faith in maybe until I lose a case and then I'll change my mind.

[00:24:20]Listen, I'm just here to give you a quick update on what is what is what is transpiring at the moment.

[00:24:26]It's up for some people to join us.

[00:24:32]Mr. Clayton Buddha Uncle Brian 116 is here Daniels.

[00:24:43]You know, I I I I remember a movie in the late ' 90s. I think it was 4 called the future.

[00:24:55]Yeah, I thought that that was that that was smart. But you got nothing. I mean that I'm like a black Michael or something. Anyway, let's just give him 54 and Randle Adams. No relation.

[00:25:14]You know, it's been a mad weekend.

[00:25:19]For those of you that don't know, you know that the PKD tried to arrest me, hit the wrong house in the process.

[00:25:27]Most a solid young boy, pointed life over a woman.

[00:25:33]Tonight, they hit my late sister's house where only my niece and my nephew live.

[00:25:38]I don't think I've been to that house in maybe six months, but they went to the right there looking for Adams.

[00:25:50]Their faces were uncovered.

[00:25:51]Alhamdulillah. Thank you very much. They didn't point rifles at anyone and he didn't assault any children to come from K to come learners here in the western Cape.

[00:26:04]So just a very quick update tomorrow.

[00:26:09]Tomorrow we expect some type of court action because we are challenging this warrant that Kumaro's team have pulled.

[00:26:22]We are challenging it with a very strong legal team and let's just say I have lots of faith in jud in the judicial system. Lots lots lots lot. But what I'm here to tell you is that it's going to be all right. The NCC is going to be all right. The South African Police Services will be all right as soon as we cut out this cancer and the country is going to be just fine. That's what I'm here to tell you.

[00:26:48]Um and then I have a message forum.

[00:26:55]So yeah, so what I'm trying to say to you is Lieutenant General of Crime Intelligence which has no intelligence and commander of the political killings team which does anything but but investigate political killings. I have a message for you.

[00:27:20]Your team get a warrant for me because your refusal to show the warrant to my attorney is stunning.

[00:27:33]The fact that you're refusing to show the warrant everywhere you go is stunning. The fact that you're so desperate to arrest me on charges, whatever you are, that you are now harassing my members and my family.

[00:27:48]They've been daddy also even.

[00:27:55]I didn't know I was the country's number one terrorist.

[00:27:59]But meanwhile, you were trading with Ml.

[00:28:03]You couldn't arrest him.

[00:28:06]It's amazing. It's funny. Funny how things work. But I tell you again, I've got lots of faith in this judicial process.

[00:28:14]I've put my faith in the courts. We've placed out evidence in our submissions.

[00:28:20]Our submissions are somewhat explosive.

[00:28:22]You know, there's things in there, generals, that he was the public. You know, there's things in there a judge is going to see.

[00:28:33]There's things in there that is going to up.

[00:28:40]So yeah, I'm not in hiding for anybody that's asking. I'm moving around freely.

[00:28:44]I was actually at an NCC meeting that I believe it. Um I drive around. I walk around because if you find me, you arrest me. That's fine. But if you're insisting that I hand myself over to a team known for assaulting and killing people because they say they have one that they won't produce, then you don't understand colors or honest with the species.

[00:29:12]So general the boys in your you could use that word or there's going to be I'm not afraid of communication. That was my plan. My talking about want to come to I want to face your charges, how to beat your charges, and then I want to retire what I want to see you because what's been happening here, people have been getting around away with this for way too long.

[00:29:43]>> Thank you. I think that this would be an appropriate time just to stand down briefly so that I can deal with the other matter >> as the court you worship. Thank you, Mr. Adams. I'm just going to be dealing with the other person from West. We had stood down, so we will recall your matter as soon as we finished with it.

[00:30:06]>> No problem at all, your honor.

[00:30:07]>> Thank you.