Referred to as: Colonel Gopalsamy · Col Gopalsamy · Lieutenant Colonel Gopalsamy · Captain Gopalsamy
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Brigadier Nyuswa accepted that he did not know Warrant Officer Sander's experience level at a new depot and acknowledged he should have probed but did not. He explained he valued Sander because he was an experienced drug investigator.
“He is an experienced drug investigator... I would have not known that this was his first time... should I have known, I would have probed to say, but why, where is Colonel Gopalsamy?”
Lt-Col Sibiya confirms receiving a complaint email from Warrant Officer Sander and acted by forwarding it to his Commander Lieutenant Colonel Gopalsamy, who had already drafted a report and sent it to the Provincial Office, concerning a member who was convicted.
“I confirm receiving that complaint ? Yes, I confirm ..... I did hand him over and showed him the email .... He indicated that he already drafted a report regarding this matter ..... the report was sent to the Provincial Office . What I know is that this member was convicted.”
Lt-Col Sibiya has not seen the report sent by Colonel Gopalsamy to the Provincial Office about the allegations but knows verbally that the report was sent and investigation was instituted against the member.
“I have never seen that. I have not seen the report .... But he told us, when Warrant Officer Sander was present in our morning meeting, he told us that your issue or your email has been attended to. I have submitted a report to Provincial Office. Hence, the investigation was instituted against a member.”
A decision to destroy seized drugs (Mandrax tablets) is made by a commissioned officer, not the investigating officer.
“It is a commissioned officer, so in this case it was, can I say his name? ... It would have been, I do not know if it was still then, Captain, but it became Colonel Gopalsamy.”