SANDF COLONEL DRAGGED FROM BUS
An SA National Defence Force commander was dragged kicking and screaming from a bus and arrested when he insisted on returning to Burundi earlier this week, Beeld newspaper reported on Thursday.
Five military policemen pinned Colonel Andy Ncube to the tarmac and arrested him at the Waterkloof Air Force base in Centurion on Monday.
Ncube was previously relieved of his post as formation commander when he disobeyed orders from his superiors.
Charges against him came to a head three weeks ago. While stationed in Burundi, Ncube refused to send a soldier who had broken his ankle back to South Africa for specialist treatment.
Ncube was ordered back to South Africa to appear before his superiors where he was relieved of his post pending an investigation into the matter.
According to Beeld Ncube refused to accept his suspension, saying he was under the command of the United Nations in Burundi.
Ignoring orders that he was not to return Burundi, he boarded the bus to take him to the plane on Monday. He apparently ignored a general's orders to get off.
Provisional charges, including resisting arrest, were put to him on Monday. An investigation was launched to determine how many charges he will eventually face.
He was released on his own recognisance and has returned to Lohatla military training base in the Northern Cape, where his is a senior staff officer, Beeld reported.
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03 Novembre 2005 à 14:13 dans
- zsandf (anglais)
