Paul O’Sullivan Rejects Claims Of State Security Ties Before Parliamentary Committee

Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan has firmly rejected allegations that he has ever been linked to South Africa’s state security structures, testifying before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee probing national security concerns.

Appearing as a witness, O’Sullivan told Members of Parliament that he has never operated as a foreign agent or participated in any state security activities, despite holding a British passport among others.

He explained that he obtained permanent residency in South Africa in 1989 and later joined the police as a reservist the following year, insisting that this role did not involve state security work.

Parliamentary Scrutiny Over State Security Involvement

During the session, the committee’s evidence leader, Advocate Norman Arendse, questioned the nature and intention behind O’Sullivan’s service as a police reservist, including the training and exposure that came with it.

Arendse pressed O’Sullivan on whether his past involvement with the police intersected with state security operations, particularly during the political transition period in the early 1990s.

“Mr O’Sullivan is it your testimony that you have never been involved in state security before or after 94 when things started to change?” Arendse asked.

O’Sullivan Responds Under Oath

O’Sullivan responded unequivocally, repeating his denial under oath and stressing that he had no connection to the security police at any stage.

“As God is my witness, never involved in security police, stating it again, under oath, never involved,” he told the committee.

The Ad Hoc Committee continues to hear evidence as it examines broader concerns related to national security, with O’Sullivan’s testimony forming part of its ongoing inquiry.