By: Xolani Khumalo
Parliament’s ad hoc committee has found that forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan’s former assistant, Sarah-Jane Trent, was treated fairly during her recent testimony.
Trent’s legal representative had requested that the committee declare her testimony invalid, citing concerns about her state of mind at the time of her appearance.
In a letter submitted to the committee, Trent said she had been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and felt she did not conduct herself in the manner she would have preferred when she appeared before the committee last month.
Despite these claims, committee chairperson Soviet Lekganyane maintained that Trent had not been subjected to any coercion and had participated in the proceedings voluntarily.
Lekganyane said the committee was satisfied that due process had been followed and that Trent had been given a fair opportunity to present her evidence.
