S.Africa opposition accuses governmentt of arming dictators
Cape Town, South Africa, 03 Aug-(ANA)-A crisis in South Africa's arms control body has resulted in weapon deals being authorised to repressive regimes such as Iran, Libya, Zimbabwe and North Korea, the main opposition party has said.
Democratic Alliance shadow minister of defence David Maynier said "several dodgy deals appear to have slipped through the cracks" as the arms control body has failed to meet regularly and produce regular reports as required by law.
Maynier said his investigation into the activities of the National Conventional Arms Control Committee showed deals had been authorised to sell weapons to some of the most repressive regimes in the world.
Many of these countries are under partial or full arms embargoes by the United Nations and European Union.
South African government spokesman Harold Maloka said they had not received the report and could not yet comment on it.(ANA)
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