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News24 reports that a government-backed board of inquiry investigating the 2013 killing of 13 South African soldiers in Bangui in the Central African Republic (CAR) found no one could be held responsible.
In response to a written parliamentary question from DA MP Kobus Marais, Defence Minister Thandi Modise explained that the purpose of the board of inquiry had been to determine the extent of equipment and personnel losses following what is now known as the Battle of Bangui. "The South African National Defence Force [SANDF] was deployed in terms of a bilateral agreement between the government of South Africa and the government of the Central African Republic on defence cooperation in terms of which the SANDF was to train the armed forces of CAR. Therefore, the SANDF was not deployed to protect any business interests. The then-president of the Republic of South Africa [Jacob Zuma] fulfilled all the constitutional requirement regarding the deployment of the SANDF to the Central African Republic. The deployment of the SANDF to CAR was duly authorised by the president," Modise advised. She indicated that no one was held responsible and/or accountable for the deaths of the SANDF members. But furthermore, Modise said the families and next of kin of the fallen soldiers were compensated.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Jason Felix at News24
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