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Former anti-corruption chief Andrea Johnson arrested in South Africa

By , based on Mail & Guardian and Sowetan

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Andrea Johnson, former head of South Africa’s anti-corruption directorate, and Feroz Khan, a former criminal intelligence general, were arrested on 30 October 2026 over alleged obstruction of justice, reports the Mail & Guardian. The charges relate to Johnson’s alleged transmission of a confidential police docket to Khan in 2018. Sowetan says Johnson was arrested at around 5am and is due to appear in Pretoria.

Sowetan specifies that Andrea Johnson was arrested at around 5am on Friday and faces charges of obstructing and defeating the ends of justice. She is due to appear before the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court the same day.

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