ActionSA expresses deep concern over South Africa’s intelligence failures; calls on those apprehended to be tried in SA
28 July 2024
ActionSA expresses our deep concern over domestic intelligence failures in South Africa over the past week, including the 95 Libyan nationals who were arrested for possible military training and the Mexican national who were arrested for a R2 billion drug manufacturing facility.
Over the past few weeks, I have highlighted how President Cyril Ramaphosa has, in his seven years, in office failed to reform the intelligence services as he repeatedly promised to do, and instead, key positions in our intelligence services remain unfilled while reforms to split the intelligence service into a foreign and domestic branch have yet to be implemented.
The fact that 95 Libyans were allowed to undergo military training and a drug manufacturing facility was permitted for many years highlights, again, the breakdown in intelligence services in South Africa.
As a party that respects the rule of law, ActionSA further expresses concerns over reports that those apprehended will be deported instead of facing trial in South Africa. We are adamant that South Africans deserve to know the truth, and therefore call on the South African government to force those arrested to stand trial in South Africa and face the full might of our law.