CAPE TOWN - Forensic investigator Paul O'Sullivan's day one of evidence at the SAPS Ad Hoc Committee was not short of drama.
MPs demanded that evidence leader Norman Arendse's time with the witness be limited.
O'Sullivan reacted angrily, threatening to withdraw should he not be allowed to tell his story in full.
He returns to the stand on Wednesday. He told the Committee he had not agreed to take the stand to be interrogated on allegations made against him by criminals.
“I've come here to be interrogated on allegations made against me by criminals? Is that why I'm here? Because if that's why I'm here, I'm going to withdraw my cooperation,” the Forensic Investigator threatened.
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While MPs agreed to give O’Sullivan an hour on Wednesday to continue with his testimony, he said it would take him more than an hour to go through the remainder of his evidence.
“And if it's going to be curtailed because people don't want to hear the truth, it means what we're doing is, we're not allowing a witness to explain why this happened and why that happened.”
O'Sullivan claimed that "a pack of lies" had been peddled in Parliament multiple times by witnesses who belong in prison.
“I've taken steps, as I'm entitled to do according to the law, to ensure that they face up to the criminal charges that have been opened against them, not just by me, but by others as well. It's imperative, in my opinion, Chairman, that the full story be given,” he told Parliament.