MILITARY HELICOPTERS NOT USED TO TRANSPORT ZUMA
Claims that ANC President Jacob Zuma was flown to a political rally in a SANDF helicopter were unfounded, the ANC said on Monday.
The United Democratic Movement on Monday condemned the "abuse of state resources for ruling party campaign purposes", after claiming two military helicopters were used to transport Zuma to an ANC rally in KwaZulu-Natal.
"Mr Zuma is not the president of the country -- how do they justify this? If the ANC President insists on arriving in a helicopter the ANC should hire private helicopters and preserve the image of the SANDF as a non-partisan state institution.
"The resources of the state, especially the security forces, must be seen to be serving all the citizens and not used in support of one particular political party," party president Bantu Holomisa said in a statement.
However, ANC spokesman Carl Niehaus said Zuma flew in privately rented helicopters.
SA National Defence Force spokesman Brigadier General Kwena Mangope said: "We don't transport politicians to political rallies, that is policy."
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02 Février 2009 à 11:08 dans
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