Forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan has returned to South Africa from London after saying he will testify in person before Parliament’s ad hoc committee. Forensic investigatorPaul O’Sullivanhas toldIOLthat he has landed in South Africa from London after returning earlier than planned to testify in person on Tuesday before Parliament’s ad hoc committee, rejecting claims that he was fleeing accountability. “I am not in the business of fleeing, I am not a coward,” O’Sullivan said, adding that he decided to return after learning that the ad hoc committee is expected to conclude its work next week.
His return follows repeated refusals by the committee to allow him to testify virtually, despite earlier requests from O’Sullivan to appear via an online platform while he was abroad — a stance that drew criticism from some MPs who questioned his credibility and commitment to the process. “I have come back early because I understand they are closing this Ad Hoc Committee next week. I believe it is important for the country to get the truth instead of listening to all this crap from some of these criminals that appeared before the committee,” he said.
O’Sullivan said he would now appear in person to present evidence supporting the claims he previously made, stressing that his actions were motivated by decades of fighting crime in South Africa. “I am going there to give them the truth, with evidence. I have been fighting crime in South Africa for 36 years and in that period I have been injured, I have been shot, I have suffered a lot,” he said. “The reality of the situation is that I have been serving this country for 36 years and I am not going to stand by and let these criminals get away with what they have been doing.” O’Sullivan also pointed to his long history of high-profile investigations, noting that he began his campaign against former national police commissionerJackie Selebimore than two decades ago.
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