Supporters of the National Coloured Congress (NCC) leader, Fadiel Adams, are expected to return to the gates of Parliament on Wednesday morning, as Adams prepares to make his second court appearance.
He’s expected to apply for bail today at the Pinetown Magistrates Court in KwaZulu-Natal
His supporters gathered outside Parliament on Tuesday night, calling for Adams to be freed.
“It is clear they are misusing the law to hurt Fadiel Adams. It is clear he’s the only that is willing to speak up against corruption… Once we win the corruption up there, it will filter down to our very police stations we have a problem with. So, free Fadiel Adams,” one supporter said.
This follows a briefing held by NCC on Sunday, in which they said they believe the recent action against Adams is a smear campaign.
Adams was arrested by the Political Killings Task Team in Cape Town and made his first court appearance in KwaZulu-Natal last week for allegedly interfering with the investigation into the 2017 murder of ANC youth league leader Sindiso Magaqa.
His party criticised the SAPS and Parliament, which claimed Adams unlawfully met with an individual, implicated in the case, who was in police custody.
However, the party’s Sakiena Frenchman argues that Adams acted within his rights as a member of Parliament. She addressed the media on Sunday, days after Adam’s first court appearance.
“Under the Correctional Services Act and the Standing Rules of Parliament, members of the relevant portfolio committees have the right to visit correctional centres and interview inmates as part of their oversight work. This makes the meeting itself legally sanctioned in terms of the law,” said Sakiena.
She added that any failure to seek permission from the Chairperson of Parliament Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron, would amount to “an HR issue, not a criminal one”.
Frenchman further described Adam’s arrest as politically motivated and aimed at discrediting Adams over corruption allegations he had previously raised.
“The arrest of Honourable Adams is merely a smear campaign, which is intended to cast a shadow and doubt on brazen alleged corruption raised by him. We are greatly concerned that this arrest, its merits, and the events surrounding the actions of the SAPS… is fraught with intentional errors that contravene many national government laws and most importantly, the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa.”
*This article has been updated to reflect the protest action by members of the NCC outside Parliament, and has been republished. The original article was published on 11 May 2026.
