By Johnathan Paoli
Controversial forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan has rejected claims that he improperly influenced the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID), saying his last dealings with the watchdog were seven years ago.
O’Sullivan made the comment on Wednesday, during his second day of testimony before Parliament’s ad hoc committee.
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The committee is investigating allegations of infiltration of the criminal justice system, first made by KZN police commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, at press briefing in July 2025.al
At the start of proceedings, evidence leader and senior counsel Norman Arendse confirmed that O’Sullivan’s sworn affidavit had been included in the parliamentary record, and that his questioning would focus on allegations of IPID infiltration.
O’Sullivan immediately dismissed the claim.
“It is a blatant lie. I have not infiltrated IPID. My last communication with IPID was in 2017, when I
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