WATCH | O’Sullivan storms out of Parliament after heated exchange with MPs

Dramatic scenes unfolded in Parliament on Thursday when forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan walked out of the Ad Hoc Committee meeting with members of parliament demanding he return and account for his testimony. O’Sullivan had appeared before the ad hoc committee probing allegations of corruption and interference within the South African Police Service (SAPS) earlier this month, but his testimony had to be postponed due to ill health. Proceedings took a sharp turn when O’Sullivan interrupted the evidence leader during questioning, saying he could not continue as he needed to leave, to avoid missing his flight.

Dramatic scenes unfolded in Parliament on Thursday when forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan walked out of the Ad Hoc Committee meeting with members of parliament.pic.twitter.com/MY6lpTcnxo His announcement sparked immediate backlash from committee members, who insisted that parliamentary processes could not be dictated by personal travel arrangements. UMkhonto weSizwe Party member, David Skosana and EFF leader Julius Malema challenged O’Sullivan’s decision to leave, calling on committee chairperson Molapi Soviet Lekganyane to intervene and ensure the witness complied with the process. Malema warned that walking out of Parliament could have consequences.

Heated exchanges followed, with O’Sullivan maintaining that he had appeared voluntarily and was not bound by a summons. “I came here voluntarily. I didn’t come here under a summons.

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These people seem to be making up their own rules as they go along. I didn’t have my say because they obstructed me,” O’Sullivan said.

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