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City Press reports that the alleged infiltration of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) by a “rogue” soldier is being investigated by army intelligence services and the police.
According to Rapport, a high-level investigation into the infiltration of the defence force has been ongoing for weeks, but kicked into high gear after the arrest of an alleged “ghost” soldier. The so-called soldier has apparently been active on several army bases for years, even though he was not officially a soldier. He was arrested when he tried to worm his way into the infantry group that was to accompany President Cyril Ramaphosa during his inauguration last weekend at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria. “If he could get away with it for years, how many other ghost soldiers are out there, and what are they doing?” said a source close to the investigation. Apparently, the police are searching for another two suspects. They are also trying to confirm whether there was a conspiracy aimed at targeting any highly placed politicians, among them possibly Ramaphosa. Thapelo Mokgosi (29) has already appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on charges that he falsely presented himself as a soldier, as well as on charges of the illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.
- Read the full original of the report by Erika Gibson, Johan Eybers and Elizabeth Sejake on the above story at City Press
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