NCC leader accuses SAPS and Mkhwanazi of misconduct after house raid
At a media briefing at Parliament on Sunday, the NCC's Fadiel Adams claimed that 15 members of the PKTT stormed a house in Westridge, Mitchell’s Plain, searching for him.
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National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams accused the SAPS and KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi of misconduct on Sunday, claiming that 15 members of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) stormed a house he previously owned in Mitchells Plain.
During a media briefing at Parliament, Adams said that the unit had no search or arrest warrants and pointed rifles at a woman, assaulted a 12-year-old boy, and traumatised the family while searching the wrong house.
Adams claimed this unit produced no search warrant, no warrant of arrest, and pointed rifles at a woman, assaulted a startled 12-year-old boy, and traumatised an entire family while searching the wrong house.
Adams said the property in question was owned by him until a few weeks ago, when it was recently sold.
“I no longer live there. With a budget of hundreds of millions of rands a year, this corrupt unit can't even get an address right. As a result of this, an innocent teacher, a thirty-year-old female, had rifles pointed in her face.
“Her husband was made to lie on the ground. Her 12-year-old son was assaulted by something that claimed to be a police officer. This happened, a case was laid.
“I then went to the police station and made a case of intimidation against the South African Police Services. I do believe that this raid is engineered by Lieutenant-General Mkhwanazi, the self-proclaimed saviour of the SAPS.
“The weakest form of police commissioner this country had in 30 years; the coward from KZN who ran away when the country needed him.”
At a media briefing at Parliament on Sunday, the NCC's Fadiel Adams claimed that 15 members of the PKTT stormed a house in Westridge, Mitchell’s Plain, searching for Adams.
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Adams brought up Mkhwanazi’s remarks from Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee, in which he claimed that Adams used a blue light escort to the prison in Westville.
“I was indeed escorted by Metro police, not the SAPS, to the Westville Prison. While on my official duty, I went to Westmore Prison to interview the killer of one of our finest, Sindiso Magaqa. I think this country's forgotten about him. He was killed for exposing corruption in Durban.
“Mkhwanazi hasn't sent a single policeman to go and hear this man's story. Not one. What Mkhwanazi has done is insinuated to Parliament that I've committed a crime.”
Adams further attacked Mkhwanazi, claiming that he is not scared of him and that he is “prepared to die”.
Adams claimed that he has reached out to Acting Minister Firoz Cachalia and also the new Acting Police Commissioner, Major General Puleng Dimpane, but has not heard anything back from them.
Adams had shared emails allegedly from Mkhwanazi sent to Acting Deputy Provincial Commissioner for Crime Detection in KZN, Major-General Anthony Gopaul.
The April letter was from NCC’s secretary-general, Sakeena Frenchman, who said that they had heard about a warrant of arrest for Adams, and they shared the details for Adams’ attorney.
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Adams had shared emails allegedly from Mkhwanazi sent to Acting Deputy Provincial Commissioner for Crime Detection in KZN, Major-General Anthony Gopaul.
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Mkhwanazi states that he has heard that Gopaul is looking for Adams. He also shared a letter which was emailed to Cachalia and a copy of which was sent to him in April.
Western Cape SAPS have not responded to inquiries on the cases of intimidation which were opened.
KZN SAPS spokesperson, Colonel Robert Netshiunda, said: “Police will not be responding to his claims and allegations. If a need for a response comes, it will be given at an appropriate time, using the right channels.”
Spokesperson for Cachalia, Kamogelo Mogotsi, said: “The ministry has noted the various posts and articles about the letter and incident. We are trying to locate the letter alleged to be sent to the minister and will take it from there.”