Telephone : (012) 355-5216 AC5/19A
Facsimile : (012) 355-5926 Conventional Arms Control
Enquiries : Mr S. D. Dladla Private Bag X910
Pretoria
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28 September 2013
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
2307. Mr D. J. Maynier (DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and
Constitutional Development:
1) For each specified investigation conducted by the National
Conventional Arms Control Committeeâs Inspectorate (a)(i) in (aa)
2009, (bb) 2010, (cc) 2011 and (dd) 2012 and (ii) during the period
1 January 2013 up to the latest specified date for which information
is available, (b) what was the name of the (i) person or (ii) entity
that has been investigated, (c) what matter was investigated, (d)
when did the investigation begin;
2) whether the investigation has been completed; if not, which of these
investigations are ongoing; if so, (a) when was it completed and (b)
what was the outcome of the investigation?
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REPLY
(1) For the year 2009 three (3) matters were referred to the SAPS for
investigation :
a. Imperial Armour (Pty) Ltd : Controlled items were exported
without NCACC authorisation. Imperial Armour (Pty) Ltd pleaded
guilty and was fined R100Â 000-00 during 2012.
b. Westerhever Vessel : Consignment from Korea confiscated at Durban
Port. Matter was handed to the SAPS during November 2009. NPA
declined to prosecute during 2010 as there was no local entity /
person to prosecute. The foreign client had misrepresented the
content of the consignment to the foreign Freight Forwarder.
Confiscated items were forfeited to the State.
c. One matter is still under investigation and therefore sub judice,
no specific information can be made available.
For the year 2010 two (2) matters were referred to the SAPS for
investigation:
a. Apex Truck and Trailor : Vehicle sold without NCACC
authorisation. Matter referred to the SAPS during August 2010.
Company pleaded guilty and was fined R60Â 000-00 during 2011.
b. One matter is currently with the NPA for a decision. Due to the
matter being sub judice, no specific information can be made
available.
For the year 2011 fifteen (15) matters were referred to the SAPS for
investigation:
a. DHL Courier : Cleared items through Customs without an Import
Permit. Matter was handed to the SAPS during December 2012. The
NPA declined to prosecute during 2013.
b. The NPA declined to prosecute the following companies, during
2012, for using different Freight Forwarders for clearing items
through Customs other than those that appeared on their issued
permits, however, Administrative Warnings were issued to each
Company :
i) BAE Land Systems : Handed to the SAPS January 2011.
ii) Integrated Convoy Protection (Pty) Ltd : Handed to the SAPS
January 2011.
iii) ARMSCOR : Handed to the SAPS November 2011.
OTB, A Division of Denel (Pty) Ltd : Handed to the SAPS November
2011.
AB Logistics, A Division of Armscor Business (Pty) Ltd : Handed
to the SAPS November 2011.
NGA (Pty) Ltd : End User misrepresentation on Export Permits.
Declined to prosecute and recommended that Departmental action
be taken against SANDF members involved. The company was
liquidated prior to the finalisation of the matter.
Eight (8) matters are still under investigation and due to it being sub
judice, no specific information can be made available.
For the year 2012 twenty two (22) matters were referred to the SAPS for
investigation:
The NPA declined to prosecute the following companies, during 2012 /
2013, however, Administrative Warnings were issued to each
Company:
(i) Reutech Solutions (Pty) Ltd : Use of an unregistered Freight
Forwarder. The matter was handed to the SAPS during February
2012.
(ii) Thales Defence Systems (Pty) Ltd : Goods received from
foreign supplier was cleared through Customs without an Import
Permit. The matter was handed to the SAPS during June 2012.
The NPA declined to prosecute the following companies, during 2012 /
2013 :
(i) Aerospace Systems : Two items exported temporarily were
not returned within the six month validity period. The matter
was handed to the SAPS during February 2012.
(ii) Precision Aviation Services : Controlled item imported
without the required permit. The matter was handed to the
SAPS during February 2012.
(iii) Denel SAAB Aerostructures (Pty) Ltd : Exported
controlled items using an expired permit. The matter was
handed to the SAPS during June 2012.
iv) Sysdel CC : Export of spares not included on the Contracting
Permit. The matter was handed to the SAPS during September
2012.
(v) Mechem : Internal transfer of a scrapped vehicle without
NCACC authorisation. Matter was handed to the SAPS during
July 2012.
(vi) Milkor (Pty) Ltd : Failure to re-import items temporarily
exported within the required six month validity period. The
matter was handed to the SAPS during October 2012.
Fourteen (14) matters are still under investigation and due to it being
sub judice, no specific information can be made available.
For the period 1 January to 13 September 2013 six (6) matters were
referred to the SAPS for investigation:
Grintek Ewation (Pty) Ltd : Imported controlled items using an
expired permit. Matter was handed to the SAPS during January
2013.
Five (5) matters were handed to the SAPS for investigation
during 2013. These matters are still under investigation and
due to it being sub judice, no specific information can be made
available.
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