Sisulu must open up, not cover up Airbus A400M details
The Democratic Alliance (DA) believes that Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Lindiwe Sisulu is dead wrong: information about the dodgy Airbus A400M arms deal should be made public and investigated by a special multiparty ad hoc committee of Parliament.
Yesterday the minister claimed that information about the dodgy Airbus A400M arms deal should not have been made public because it was embarrassing and compromised diplomatic relations.
But it now emerges that the minister was briefed and informed about the Airbus A400M deal. The fact is that the minister was informed and has known about the risk posed by the Airbus A400M arms deal for months.
The minister appears to be reverting to her default position which is to cover up rather than to open up.
The key question is this: why, if the minister knew about the massive risk posed by the Airbus A400M arms deal, was the parliamentary portfolio committee on defence and military veterans not informed?