PRIVATE investigator Paul O’Sullivan, who was the target of a foiled assassination plot this week, says he believes Czech fugitive and alleged criminal underworld boss Radovan Krejcir is “being dealt with” by the law.
Speaking to the Saturday Dispatch yesterday as he was about to go into a two-hour meeting with police, O’Sullivan said he was also gunning for Krejcir’s legal team.
“I am turning my attention on these lawyers,” he said in a brief exchange.
National police spokesman Solomon Makgale told the Saturday Dispatch that three arrested people allegedly connected to the planned hit would appear in court in Alexandria on Monday.
“We expect to make one or two more arrests over the weekend,” he said.
Makgale, who appeared on national radio yesterday morning alongside O’Sullivan, said the private investigator had expressed his pleasure with police intelligence and pre-emptive action, which saved his life.
The planned assassination of a senior police officer and O’Sullivan was thwarted on Thursday in a dramatic raid on a Johannesburg hotel.
The late afternoon raid saw officers storming the Rivonia Road Lodge just hours before three people, including a 23-year-old woman, could gun down Colonel Nkosana “Killer” Ximba and O’Sullivan.
The arrests come after a Johannesburg High Court judge denied Krejcir bail earlier in the day.
Krejcir was appealing an earlier ruling made in December by a Palm Ridge magistrate to refuse him bail in a case where he is accused of kidnapping and attempted murder.
Krejcir, along with two Hawks investigators from Germiston and a Sandton property developer, was arrested for the June kidnapping and torture of the brother of an associate, who allegedly stole 25kg of tik from Krejcir.
Krejcir allegedly wanted his associate, who works at OR Tambo International Airport, to help him smuggle the drugs to Australia.
Officers from the police’s special task team, which has been investigating Krejcir’s alleged criminal underworld operations, got a breakthrough when they were tipped off about the planned assassinations.
A source close to the investigation said the three had planned on using police equipment, including sirens and blue lights, to stop the intended victims as they left their homes yesterday.
Once stopped they were going to execute them with a police-issued R5 rifle, according to the source.
Police spokesman Lieutenant-General Solomon Makgale, who praised the public for the tip-off, said the first arrest was made at a restaurant in Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton.
“Information led us to the hotel where we arrested the woman. She took us to a BMW X6 where we recovered an R5 rifle, two 9mm pistols, a police siren and lights, five balaclavas, six cellphones and a number of Gauteng vehicle number plates and three vehicles.
“While arresting the woman, her boyfriend arrived at the hotel and tried to drive off. Fortunately, officers were able to arrest him,” he said.
Makgale confirmed that one of the two arrested men was allegedly linked to the June kidnapping.
“He will appear alongside Krejcir and the other accused. The man and his two accomplices will also appear in court on charges of illegal possession of firearms and conspiracy to commit murder.
“More arrests are expected in connection with this investigation.”
O’Sullivan said he had discovered the planned hit while doing a counter-surveillance operation.
“I spotted three men outside my home and challenged them. They revealed that they were crime intelligence agents and told me of my planned murder, which was to occur before noon,” he said.
“They asked me to cooperate with them, which I did, which allowed officers to arrest these would-be killers.”
‘Law is dealing with Krejcir’
Speaking to the Saturday Dispatch yesterday as he was about to go into a two-hour meeting with police, O’Sullivan said he was also gunning for Krejcir’s legal team.
“I am turning my attention on these lawyers,” he said in a brief exchange.
National police spokesman Solomon Makgale told the Saturday Dispatch that three arrested people allegedly connected to the planned hit would appear in court in Alexandria on Monday.
“We expect to make one or two more arrests over the weekend,” he said.
Makgale, who appeared on national radio yesterday morning alongside O’Sullivan, said the private investigator had expressed his pleasure with police intelligence and pre-emptive action, which saved his life.
The planned assassination of a senior police officer and O’Sullivan was thwarted on Thursday in a dramatic raid on a Johannesburg hotel.
The late afternoon raid saw officers storming the Rivonia Road Lodge just hours before three people, including a 23-year-old woman, could gun down Colonel Nkosana “Killer” Ximba and O’Sullivan.
The arrests come after a Johannesburg High Court judge denied Krejcir bail earlier in the day.
Krejcir was appealing an earlier ruling made in December by a Palm Ridge magistrate to refuse him bail in a case where he is accused of kidnapping and attempted murder.
Krejcir, along with two Hawks investigators from Germiston and a Sandton property developer, was arrested for the June kidnapping and torture of the brother of an associate, who allegedly stole 25kg of tik from Krejcir.
Krejcir allegedly wanted his associate, who works at OR Tambo International Airport, to help him smuggle the drugs to Australia.
Officers from the police’s special task team, which has been investigating Krejcir’s alleged criminal underworld operations, got a breakthrough when they were tipped off about the planned assassinations.
A source close to the investigation said the three had planned on using police equipment, including sirens and blue lights, to stop the intended victims as they left their homes yesterday.
Once stopped they were going to execute them with a police-issued R5 rifle, according to the source.
Police spokesman Lieutenant-General Solomon Makgale, who praised the public for the tip-off, said the first arrest was made at a restaurant in Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton.
“Information led us to the hotel where we arrested the woman. She took us to a BMW X6 where we recovered an R5 rifle, two 9mm pistols, a police siren and lights, five balaclavas, six cellphones and a number of Gauteng vehicle number plates and three vehicles.
“While arresting the woman, her boyfriend arrived at the hotel and tried to drive off. Fortunately, officers were able to arrest him,” he said.
Makgale confirmed that one of the two arrested men was allegedly linked to the June kidnapping.
“He will appear alongside Krejcir and the other accused. The man and his two accomplices will also appear in court on charges of illegal possession of firearms and conspiracy to commit murder.
“More arrests are expected in connection with this investigation.”
O’Sullivan said he had discovered the planned hit while doing a counter-surveillance operation.
“I spotted three men outside my home and challenged them. They revealed that they were crime intelligence agents and told me of my planned murder, which was to occur before noon,” he said.
“They asked me to cooperate with them, which I did, which allowed officers to arrest these would-be killers.”
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