CRISIS AT IDAC: JOHNSON RESIGNS AMID CLAIMS SHE LEAKED DOCKET TO SUSPENDED GENERAL KHAN

Investigating Directorate Against Corruption Head, Advocate Andrea Johnson, who has resigned with immediate effect following allegations of interference heard at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. #IDAC #MadlangaCommission #AntiCorruption

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PRETORIA- President Cyril Ramaphosa has accepted the immediate resignation of Advocate Andrea Johnson as Head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, following explosive allegations of interference in a criminal investigation heard at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.

Johnson’s resignation came after recommendations from Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi and National Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Andy Mothibi.

The move follows testimony earlier this month where witnesses told the commission that Johnson had improperly interfered in a case involving suspended Crime Intelligence Major General Feroz Khan. It was alleged that Johnson illicitly obtained information from a police assault docket and forwarded it directly to Khan.

The controversy deepened after Johnson repeatedly failed to appear before the commission to respond to the claims. Her latest absence, excused due to an urgent hospital visit, drew sharp criticism from the chairperson and political commentators.

Ahead of her resignation, the MK Party had called on Mothibi to suspend Johnson. Johnson ultimately submitted her request for immediate release to both Mothibi and Ramaphosa.

In a statement, Ramaphosa thanked Johnson for her “years of dedicated service” to the NPA and IDAC, and reaffirmed government’s “unwavering support” for the prosecuting authority.

The DA said while it would not pre-empt the commission’s findings, the situation exposes a deeper institutional crisis. Justice spokesperson Advocate Glynnis Breytenbach said public confidence in anti-corruption institutions depends on transparency and accountability, and argued the case highlights the “dire need” for a truly independent anti-corruption body outside the NPA.

The IFP also weighed in, saying safeguarding the rule of law requires transparency. The party expressed “qualified confidence” in the appointment process for new IDAC leadership and called for it to be done “without delay.”

The Madlanga Commission is set to continue its work as government begins the search for new leadership at the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption.