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EFF lays criminal contempt complaint against O'Sullivan over Parliament conduct

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1 The EFF formally charged Paul O'Sullivan with contempt of Parliament, alleging he disrespected parliament and violated the Powers, Privileges and Immunities Act, which carries criminal penalties of fines or imprisonment or both.
2 The EFF claimed O'Sullivan obtained citizenship fraudulently, captured justices, trained police without qualifications in criminal justice law or constitutional law, and demanded answers about how he acquired his citizenship.
3 The parliamentary committee is considering recalling O'Sullivan to complete his unfinished testimony and address his walkout, with the evidence leader confirming his evidence has not yet been concluded.
4 National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise requested a detailed report from the committee chairperson on the circumstances of O'Sullivan's departure to determine what action may be necessary under the Powers and Privileges Act.
5 The committee confirmed it must take reasonable action, including written engagement with the witness, before considering issuing a subpoena to compel O'Sullivan's return.

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“He is in contempt of Parliament and it does carry a criminal offense which is equivalent to a fine or imprisonment or both.”

— EFF representative

“We don't know how he got his citizenship. If you go through those documents we received from home affairs, you will see that this man is a fraudster. He has captured our justices. He was training our police.”

— EFF representative

“His evidence has still not been concluded. From the evidence leader viewpoint he needs to come back to conclude his evidence and then deal with the issue of his walk out.”

— Parliamentary committee evidence leader

“For us to justify a subpoena, we must prove that a reasonable action has been taken before we arrived at the decision to subpoena the witness.”

— Parliamentary committee representative

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Feb 27, 2026

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