CAPE TOWN - It has been a tense day in Parliament with private investigator Paul O'Sullivan under fire from MPs as they continued their investigation into corruption in the police service.
During proceedings on Thursday, O'Sullivan was instructed to apologise to MPs for disparaging remarks he made about them on Crime Watch on eNCA.
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In that interview, O’Sullivan dismissed the need to appear before Parliament and referred to MPs as crooks.
During the committee proceedings, part of the interview was played.
O’Sullivan defended his comments. He argued that allegations about his integrity had been made either by members of the committee or by parties representing them as such prompting him to make the remark.
“It’s not something that requires an apology. However, in the interest of peace, I withdraw the comment and I apologise most humbly,” he said.
EFF leader Julius Malema accepted the apology but instructed O’Sullivan to retract the statement on eNCA as well.
This led to a heated exchange between the two.
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O’Sullivan later concluded his testimony and left the committee, rushing to the airport to catch a flight.
Outside court, the private investigator lambasted the events that had transpired saying he had done enough.
“I've done enough. I'm not going to have somebody telling me I'm going to be arrested. I can't leave. That's rubbish. I came here voluntarily. I didn't come here under a summons and all that.
When questioned about the apology, O’Sullivan said he has already issued one and did so out of peace keeping.