Day 145

22 July 2026

Who testified

Advocate Johnson452 claims

Subjects discussed

👤 Advocate Johnson👤 Adv Mahlape Sello SC🏛 Investigative Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC)👤 Fadiel Adams🏛 SAPS Internal Investigative Team (Masemola)👤 Advocate Sesi Baloyi, SC👤 Advocate Ramsamy👤 Deputy Director Manilall

9 conflicts flagged on this day

◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited◆ Cross-witness

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Affidavit of Mr Adams dated 21 November

Same affidavit described as both unsigned and signed above name F Adams; cannot both be true.

Day 164Mr Adams MP“It would not be signed.”

Day 145Adv Sello SC“you confirm that it is signed, above the name F Adams”

◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited

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SAPS Internal Investigative Team

Claim A says team leads/reports to Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions; B says Deputy National Director (Bell)—different superiors for same team.

Day 145Advocate Johnson“It is the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions who leads the team”

Day 146Advocate Johnson“They now fall under the reporting structure of the Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions, who heads the National Prosecuting Service, Advoca”

◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited◆ Cross-witness

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Investigator Bellochun

A denies Bellochun was on the investigation team; B asserts he was part of it—directly opposed about same membership.

Day 145Advocate Johnson“he did not become part of this investigation team”

Day 145Advocate Baloyi SC“he would have gone there must mean he was part of the team in some capacity”

◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited

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Investigative Directorate Against Corruption

A says IDAC received a section 27 referral basis; B says no section 27 was referred via the letter. Cannot both be true.

Day 146Advocate Johnson“What the ID herself received was a section 28 application based on section 27 referral”

Day 145Advocate Johnson“Because there is no 27 that is referred to us through that letter”

◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited

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Adams email of 1 November

Quote A shows the email dated November 1, 2019; Claim B dates it November 1, 2024. Same email cannot have two different years.

“Friday, November 1, 2019 8:21:01 AM”

Day 145Advocate Khumalo SC“email of 1 November 2024”

◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited

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SAPS Internal Investigative Team

A names Deputy National Director (Adv Bell) as head; B names Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions—distinct offices, cannot both lead same team.

Day 146Advocate Johnson“They now fall under the reporting structure of the Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions, who heads the National Prosecuting Service, Advoca”

Day 145Advocate Johnson“It is the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions who leads the team”

◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited

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Investigator Bellochun

A says he is not in these matters; B says he is in the Matlala matter, one of those matters—cannot both be true.

Day 145Advocate Johnson“He is not in these matters.”

Day 145Advocate Johnson“he is in the Matlala matter”

◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited◆ Cross-witness

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Investigative Directorate Against Corruption

A denies any investigation undertaken; B affirms a preliminary investigation was done by IDAC—cannot both hold.

Day 146Chairperson“no independent investigations had been undertaken by IDAC”

Day 145Advocate Johnson“A preliminary investigation, yes”

◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited◆ Cross-witness

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Investigative Directorate Against Corruption

A states IDAC had not authorized a preliminary investigation; B affirms a preliminary investigation existed—directly opposing on same entity/action.

Day 146Adv Sello SC“IDAC itself had not even authorized an investigation, a preliminary investigation”

Day 145Advocate Johnson“A preliminary investigation, yes”

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