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Day 144

21 July 2026

Who testified

Subjects discussed

👤 Advocate Johnson🏛 Investigative Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC)👤 Adv Mahlape Sello SC🏛 Madlanga Commission (Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System)👤 Adv A M Bodlani SC🏛 NPA Investigative Directorate (ID)👤 Brian Padayachee (Senior Investigator, IDAC; former Crime Intelligence Colonel, retired SAPS)👤 Sandile Khumalo

5 conflicts flagged on this day

◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited◆ Cross-witness
KNN-329bc331ef3e
Supplementary Statement of Advocate Johnson
Same document described as both a one-pager and a 9 page document; page count cannot be both 1 and 9.
Day 162Adv Segeels-Ncube“which is a one-pager”
Day 144Adv Sello SC“a 9 page document”
◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited
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Investigative Directorate Against Corruption
Same entity's founding provision cited as section 7(1)(a) versus 7(1A); mutually exclusive statutory bases.
“IDAC was established in terms of section 7(1)(a) of the NPA Act, as amended”
Day 144Affidavit of Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi“It is founded in terms of section 7(1A) of the NPA Act, as amended.”
◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited◆ Cross-witness
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Subpoena dated 20 July 2026
Claim A says subpoena refers to Advocate Johnson; Claim B explicitly denies this, saying it refers to IDAC not Johnson.
Day 144Chairperson“probably they specifically refer to Advocate Johnson”
Day 144Adv Sello SC“The subpoenas issued last week would not specifically refer to Advocate Johnson. They would refer to IDAC”
◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited◆ Cross-witness
NLI-5973e65f1100
Affidavit of Mr Adams dated 21 November
21 November falls in the third week, not the second week of November 2024; dates are inconsistent.
Day 144Advocate Andrea Johnson“the referral by Mr Adams dated the 21st of November”
Day 146Adv Sello SC“What is the date of that referral? The second week of November 2024”
◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited◆ Cross-witness
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A claims O'Sullivan referred the case to IDAC; B states no referral from him is known—cannot both be true of same matter.
Day 144Adv Khumalo SC“he takes credit for having referred this very case to IDAC”
Day 144Advocate Andrea Johnson“I am unaware of any referral with regards this matter from Mr O'Sullivan.”

Claims from this day

Evidence introduced

ExhibitTitleTypeDate
2025-11-26_Madlanga-Commission_Proclamation_Amendment-to-Terms-of-Reference other_submission
2026-06-09_Madlanga-Commission_Proclamation_Amendment-to-Regulations other_submission
2026-06-09_Madlanga-Commission_Proclamation_Amendment-to-Terms-of-Reference other_submission
2026-03-12_Madlanga-Commission_Proclamation_Amendment-to-Terms-of-Reference other_submission

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