WATCH: The moment Fadiel Adams was arrested and loaded into a police van

National Coloured Congress (NCC) leader Fadiel Adams testifies before parliament’s ad hoc committee inquiry at the Good Hope Chambers in Cape Town on 4 March 2026. Picture: X / @JustSecuCluster National Coloured Congress (NCC) leader and MP Fadiel Adams has been arrested. This follows the Saps’ statement, which called on the MP to present himself at the nearest police station.

According topolice spokesperson Athlenda Mathe, Adams was arrested in connection with a fraud case and for defeating and/or obstructing the course of justice. Mathe said Adams was arrested over allegations that he interfered with ongoing investigations into the murder of the late ANC Youth League leader Sindiso Magaqa. “Through investigations, the task team discovered that Mr Adams interfered with the now convicted and sentenced hitman at a very sensitive and advanced stage of the police’s investigation,” said Mathe.

Speaking to the media after his arrest, Adams alleged he would “be assaulted” and “probably waterboarded”. “This is how it works. I am telling you what is going to happen.

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Let them do their worst,” he said, adding that he “probably needed a holiday anyway.” In two separate interviews withRadio 786on Monday and Tuesday, Adams said that although he was aware of a warrant for his arrest, he did not know what the charges against him were. “The problem is that my attorneys have contacted the political killings task team (PKTT), who have confirmed that there’s a warrant out for me, but they will not show them the warrant so that we can start preparing. Now, my lawyers are stumped because they’re saying it’s a very simple thing; just show us the certificate.

They are saying no, he needs to hand himself over,” he said. Adams said he did not understand why thepolice had invested so many resources to secure his arrestwhen he was not being accused of a violent crime.

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