Top SAfrican military officer claims "several" colleagues have criminal records
Two brigadier-generals in the South African National Defence Force are holding onto their jobs despite being convicted of serious criminal offences.
Several other high-ranking officers, including two former brigadier-generals, have even been promoted - although they were earlier demoted for cheating in their military exams.
The names of the officers are contained in a damning three-page letter submitted to the SANDF by Brigadier-General Ernest Zwane this week in response to an ultimatum demanding he show cause why he should not be fired.
Zwane was kicked out of his post as director of military prosecutions late last year by Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota after it emerged that he had criminal convictions for fraud and the illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.
In a letter to Zwane, the SANDF threatened him with dismissal for bringing the defence force into disrepute and for not divulging his previous convictions.
In his response, Zwane alluded to 10 other people still in the employ of the SANDF despite having convictions.
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09 Mai 2007 à 15:01 dans
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