By Marcus Moloko
Forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan’s appearance before Parliament’s ad hoc committee has reignited debate about witness protection and the integrity of South Africa’s criminal justice system.
O’Sullivan warned that more witnesses could be murdered if they come forward, which speaks directly to the number of alleged assassinations of witnesses or the implicated at the Madlanga Commission, which is investigating allegations of underworld infiltration and political interference in the criminal justice system.
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Marius van der Merwe, who testified at the commission in November as “Witness D”, was shot dead on 5 December, just days after giving evidence about the alleged extrajudicial killing of Emmanuel Mbense, and its alleged police cover up.
Wiandre Pretorius, implicated in the killing and cover up of Mbense, survived a hit attempt, but died by suicide just days later, on 7
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