Jonisayi Maromo|Published2 hours ago‘I am in agony’: Paul O’Sullivan’s testimony cut short in ParliamentBreaking

Forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan during his appearance before Parliament’s ad hoc committee, where his testimony over two days included allegations about senior police officials and political figures before proceedings were adjourned. The testimony offormer police reservist and forensic investigatorPaul O’Sullivanwas cut short shortly after 7 pm on Wednesday after he complained of excruciating pain, prompting Parliament’s ad hoc committee to adjourn proceedings. O’Sullivan, who earlier told the inquiry that he had survived multiple attempts on his life and had previously been shot, said he was experiencing severe pain linked to the reconstruction of his spinal cord.

Following consultations among Members of Parliament, committee chairperson,Soviet Lekganyane,adjourned the sitting. “We have established a very good relationship with the witness over the two days he has been with us, and that relationship has been cemented. I am confident that the engagements we have had with you will continue, and that we will find a suitable date that is comfortable for all of us,” Lekganyane said.

A new date will be arranged in consultation with O’Sullivan’s legal team. O’Sullivan indicated he would be travelling overseas for business commitments. O’Sullivan began his testimony on Tuesday, where he made sweeping allegations against senior police leadership.

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He described KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-GeneralNhlanhla Mkhwanazi, national police commissioner GeneralFannie Masemolaand Crime Intelligence head Lieutenant-GeneralDumisani Khumaloas “rogue”, accusing them of conduct warranting imprisonment. He also revisited his long-running campaign against former national commissionerJackie Selebi, outlining how his investigations contributed to Selebi’s arrest and eventual 15-year prison sentence in 2010. O’Sullivan further touched on the bitter political feud between former presidentsThabo MbekiandJacob Zuma, suggesting that law enforcement structures were used during that period in a manner aimed at influencing political outcomes ahead of the ANC’s pivotal 2007 Polokwane conference.

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