JOHANNESBURG – Eyewitness Information understands personal investigator Paul O’Sullivan might face further costs of fraud and crimes towards the State, though it’s unclear what the crimes relate to.
O’Sullivan made an look within the Kempton Park Magistrates Courtroom on immigration-associated fees on Monday earlier than being launched on bail of R20,000.
The Hawks arrested O’Sullivan on Friday as he was about to depart for the UK.
It is understood Gauteng Hawks head Prince Mokotedi interrogated O’Sullivan for many of Sunday on a variety of points.
The pair have a historical past courting again to the prosecution of disgraced police commissioner Jackie Selebi; O’Sullivan even opened a legal case towards Mokotedi however this was by no means investigated.
Mokotedi declined to elucidate his attendance on the courtroom listening to on Monday, which was additionally attended by Precedence Crime Litigation Unit (PCLU) prosecutor Sello Maema. Maema is predicated on the NPA’s PCLU and has been dealing with the instances towards Democratic Alliance (DA) politician Glynnis Breytenbach, former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks Head Johan Booysen, as properly these towards Shadrack Sibiya and Anwa Dramat.
O’Sullivan’s comparatively minor offence carries a penalty of 1 yr in jail or a positive.
His arrest got here simply 24 hours after he despatched an e mail to Unbiased Police investigative Directorate (Ipid) and police bosses urging them to research appearing Nationwide Commissioner Khomotso Phahlane for fraud and corruption.
(Edited by Shimoney Regter)