Exclusive: SA Government Confirms Sale Of Arms To Libya
Yesterday 2oceansvibe published the above photo of what the ISS confirmed to be an armoured personnel carrier being loaded on to a vessel in the Cape Town Harbour, shown above.
Reports have surfaced in the Cape Times and News24 of arms transactions between South Africa and Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in Libya.
The frequency and timing of South Africa’s sale of arms to Libya has been thrown in to sharp relief following Gaddafi’s repeated threats and use of excessive violence to quell demands for political change from the citizens of Libya.
When pressed by 2oceansvibe for assurance that the armoured personnel carrier sighted by 2oceansvibe was not destined for Libya, the spokesperson for the National Conventional Arms Control Committee, Tlali Tlali issued the following statement:
I confirm that the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) duly authorized arms trade between South African companies in the defence-related industry and the Republic of Libya in 2010. The transaction was authorized after the NCACC was satisfied that requirements with the legislative criteria in terms of the National Conventional Arms Control Act 41 of 2002 had been complied with.
We are in process of preparing a media statement dealing with issues that have become of media interest given what is happening in North Africa and parts of the Midddle East region.
We will update this story as new information comes to light.
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6 Comments
Marc Perel
24 Feb 2011
This is ridiculous, I can’t believe our government some times!
Rich Burge
24 Feb 2011
And we’re still waiting for a presidential statement on Libya… things are going to get a whole lot messier
chris
24 Feb 2011
cant believe it!! typical..
charl
24 Feb 2011
Get over it, the deal was done before the current crisis. Government likely spent the cash already on black armored 7 series BMWs.. can’t go back now.
Sue
24 Feb 2011
On 567 yesterday, I heard Lindiwe Sisulu EMPHATICALLY deny ANY knowledge of Z.A. arms sales to Libya.
Liar liar your pants are on fire!
Oh, and the, “we are in the process of preparing a media statemet…” should have read, “Just give us an hour or 2 to think up a bullshit story!”
John
01 May 2011
Whities! Catch a wake-up, investigate, don’t ignore the signs, smell the shit, stop being so damn naive and strusting – there are more shit going on under our noses than YOU WANT TO ADMIT, which poses a very eminent threat to our survival here in SA! Having “head in the sand” attitude won’t save you – it will get you and your family killed. We need to be prepared!!!
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