SA Troop Faces Sex Charges in DRC
SA National Defence Force peacekeeping troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo are facing 22 cases of alleged sexual misconduct, according to Minister of Defence Mosiuoa Lekota.
In a written reply to a parliamentary question by DA MP Rafeek Shah, Lekota said one SANDF member had been charged with sexual misconduct, two had been suspended and one had been discharged.
Only one member currently faces criminal charges.
Shah stated that 32% of alleged sexual misconduct cases involving foreign troops in the DRC were against SANDF members and queried whether there was a discipline crisis in the SANDF. Lekota denied this.
He said "differences in culture" had made the UN forbid contact with local people. However, it was not an offence for SANDF members to have bona fide relationships in the DRC.
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10 Novembre 2005 à 14:15 dans
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