Cops ordered to return O'Sullivan's computers
Private investigator Paul O'Sullivan went to court to compel the police to return computer equipment seized during a raid on his office in Sandown, Johannesburg, this week. O'Sullivan brought an urgent application to prevent the police from accessing information on two computers, three cellphones and about half a dozen flash drives which were seized during the raid.On Friday, following an agreement between the parties, the High Court in Johannesburg ordered police to copy the data, to seal the evidence and to return O'Sullivan's property.The raid is part of an investigation into an alleged smear campaign against SAA chairwoman Dudu Myeni. Fake statements from an offshore bank surfaced in February, containing information that suggested she had R241-million in two overseas bank accounts.Police investigating the source of the documents have raided O'Sullivan's premises as well as those of Abe Mbulawa, Mogale City's chief operating officer.Mbulawa has confirmed that he acted as a consultant for suspended SAA CEO Monwabisi Kalawe, who said he had given O'Sullivan the documents for authentication.O'Sullivan's lawyer, Darryl Furman, wrote to police saying there was "no evidence" that his client had been involved in creating the documents...
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