Eleven military veterans will appear at the Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Service Court for their formal bail application today. They face charges relating to an alleged hostage situation last week.
Johannesburg – Eleven military veterans will appear at the Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Service Court for their formal bail application today.The military veterans were expected to continue with their bail application.
It is alleged that on October 14, a meeting was arranged to take place between the Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, Minister of Defence, Thandi Modise, Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Thabang Makwetla and other delegates from the Presidency with 10 representatives from the military veterans.He informed the meeting that deputy president David Mabuza was not available to come to the meeting and asked if they wished for the meeting to proceed.
Mahanjana said Gungubele then decided to adjourn the meeting and asked people present at the meeting to leave the venue. “They were later released after the SAPS Special Task Force rescued them and apprehended the 53 veterans,” Mahanjana said.
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