By Johnathan Paoli
Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating allegations made by Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi on Wednesday adjourned proceedings after witness Paul O’Sullivan said he was in excruciating pain.
O’Sullivan’s testimony was cut short despite the sitting being scheduled as the final day of his appearance.
The committee said it would arrange a new date for him to conclude his evidence.
Ad hoc committee chairperson Soviet Lekganyane granted the adjournment, saying the legal teams and O’Sullivan would agree on a date for the resumption of proceedings.
“I am in agony,” O’Sullivan, the controversial Irish-born forensic investigator and anti-corruption activist, told MPs.
Before the adjournment, the hearing descended into heated exchanges as members questioned O’Sullivan over claims that he benefited from a Crime Intelligence (CI) slush fund, allegations that he is a foreign spy, and a message he sent to previous witness Cedrick Nkabinde.
The most contentious exchange arose when ActionSA
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