Former Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) head Advocate Andrea Johnson and former Crime Intelligence deputy head Major General Feroz Khan have reportedly been arrested. Cape Town Etc reported that the arrests took place on Friday morning, 30 October, over allegations of defeating the ends of justice.
The report said arrest warrants were authorised on Thursday. The case is expected to be heard at the Pretoria Magistrates Court. Police had not officially confirmed both arrests at the time of the report.
“The matter of the former IDAC boss is appearing at Pretoria Magistrates Court, Court 17,” National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana reportedly said.
The full details of the charges have not yet come out. According to the report, the allegations are understood to involve the handling and alleged sharing of a confidential police docket.
It is not yet clear how the alleged disclosure happened or who may have received the information. It is also not clear how it may have interfered with an investigation. The report said the court appearances are expected to give more detail on the charges and the state’s case.
Johnson and Khan are entitled to the presumption of innocence. The allegations against them will have to be tested in court.
Johnson resigned as head of IDAC in July. She had faced difficult questions while testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Her departure followed allegations about how the directorate handled investigations involving Crime Intelligence officials.
Those investigations included its criminal case against Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo and other members of the unit.
Khan was dismissed from the South African Police Service (SAPS) after serving as deputy head of Crime Intelligence. His dismissal reportedly followed his failure to appear before the senior officer overseeing a fast-tracked disciplinary process. Those proceedings were separate from the criminal allegations he now faces.
The Madlanga Commission is investigating allegations of corruption, criminality and interference in South Africa’s criminal justice system. Both Johnson and Khan have featured in developments around the inquiry.
Evidence at the commission suggested the two shared a close personal relationship that went beyond their work, the report said. Khan has also faced questions about his alleged links to people connected to businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and tobacco company Carnilinx.
Khan’s expected testimony before the commission has been delayed several times. He did not attend a sitting on 28 September, even though he was offered the chance to testify virtually after an independent medical assessment.
Proceedings were postponed again earlier in October after his uncle-in-law, Preggy Padayachee, was shot dead on the R21 near Griffiths Road in Ekurhuleni. The shooting was reportedly suspected to be a targeted attack.
Cape Town Etc said it had asked the NPA for further comment.
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Kgomotso Maake covers news and politics for Tzaneen Voice. Kgomotso reports on government, Parliament, municipalities, courts, crime and service delivery across South Africa, with a close eye on how national decisions reach towns like Tzaneen and the wider Limpopo province. Stories are written in plain English and focus on the facts: who made the decision, what it means, and what happens next.