FORENSIC investigator Paul O’Sullivan has been released on bail of R20,000 and may not leave the country.
Mr O’Sullivan appeared in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg shortly after noon on Monday, on charges relating to his use of an Irish passport while holding a South African passport as a citizen.
He allegedly entered South Africa in December using an Irish passport and left the country using the same passport in February.
Mr O’Sullivan’s passports have been confiscated and he is not allowed to apply for another‚ according to court papers.
The case was postponed to May 6.
Gauteng national prosecuting authority spokeswoman Phindi Louw said that she was not in a position to comment on the case because she was not in court.
Officials of the Hawks‚ the prosecution and Mr O’Sullivan’s lawyers reportedly met ahead of the bail application.
Mr O’Sullivan was arrested on Friday at OR Tambo International Airport for allegedly violating immigration laws.
He was travelling to the UK to take his daughters back to their London school and he was expected to return on Thursday‚ his legal representatives said in a statement.
Home Affairs spokesman Mayihlome Tshwete said: "(Mr O’Sullivan) has multiple passports and has allegedly been using certain ones to enter the country‚ while leaving South Africa on others."
Gauteng Hawks head Maj-Gen Prince Mokotedi confirmed to the Sunday Times that other criminal charges were being investigated against Mr O’Sullivan. It was not clear if further charges would be brought against him.
The investigator‚ known for his involvement in the case against Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir‚ was reportedly moved from Pretoria Central Police Station to the Villieria Police Station at the weekend after he raised concerns about his safety.
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