Investigation Directorate for Corruption (IDAC)

Colonel Padayachee is summoned to give evidence concerning allegations that the Investigating Directorate for Corruption (IDAC) operates outside its legal mandate under the NPA Act section 7(1)(A).

“Allegations that IDAC operates outside its mandate in terms of prescribed legal constructs, namely section 1(a) of the NPA Act as amended.”

Colonel Padayachee denies the allegations that IDAC pursued a criminal case against Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo and other Crime Intelligence officials as part of ongoing political interference at SAPS, stating that the allegations are baseless and that IDAC has sufficient evidence to sustain the charges.

“I deny these allegations. They are baseless and devoid of merit. The IDAC has sufficient evidence to sustain the charges on the criminal cases against Lieutenant General Khumalo and other officials at Crime Intelligence. This criminal case is currently pending before the Magistrate's Court Pretoria. I deny as baseless any allegations of political interference or hidden agendas in respect of the investigations that are conducted by IDAC against these senior officers within Crime Intelligence and SAPS.”

Colonel Padayachee describes the process when a complaint comes in via a section 27 referral, handled by the Intake Committee which determines whether it falls within IDAC's mandate, including legal prescriptions and preliminary investigations if needed.

“When a complaint comes in via a section 27 referral, that referral is taken by the Intake Committee, which decides whether this falls within the mandate of IDAC. All the legal prescripts, everything is there. That referral is then a section 28(13). If it falls within the mandate and if it still needs more information, a preliminary investigation in terms of section 28(13) is...”