By Johnathan Paoli
Parliament’s ad hoc committee probing allegations of underworld infiltration and political interference in the criminal justice system, heard late on Wednesday that private citizen and forensic investigator Paul O’ Sullivan allegedly wielded “state capture” level influence within SAPS.
The claims were made by Cedrick Nkabinde, the former chief of staff for suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu.
The afternoon session opened lightly, but the tone quickly grew serious as MPs shifted to unresolved questions about the IPID-era disputes between Nkabinde, former Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) head Robert McBride, and O’Sullivan.
African National Congress (ANC) MP Thokozile Sokanyile led the interrogation into Nkabinde’s 2018 suspension from the Independent Police Investigative Directorate.
Nkabinde reiterated that his relationship with McBride deteriorated after he raised what he referred to as several unethical conduct matters, alleging that McBride had been colluding with O’Sullivan.
According to Nkabinde, McBride responded by suspending him and
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