Criminal charges to be filed against academy linked to ‘secret’ military training camp
The Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority says it will be filing criminal charges against the academy alleged to have been providing secret military training to Libyans in Mpumalanga.
Ninety-five Libyan nationals were arrested last month when the camp in White River was raided by authorities.
The group is currently facing charges under the Immigration Act.
Police say more could be added.
At a press conference on Wednesday morning, the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority's CEO, Manabela Chauke, confirmed the security company in question is a registered service provider.
"The military training camp was never accredited. They were in contravention of the immigration laws of South Africa, both the owners and the learners.
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"The next process is the consideration of charges and formal prosecution of the service provider, and the individuals involved in the contravention of the code of conduct. We will also pursue criminal charges against them."
He says they are in the process of de-registering the company.
Chauke says the design and infrastructure in the camp supported military-style training and that some of the trainers at the camp were foreign nationals and used military ranks.
"The duration of the training programme conducted by MDSS took longer than our local security training.
"The nature of the training included extensive physical activities with military-style structures by instructors that are not accredited by the authority at that facility, and further that point reaffirms that the nature of the training that was being conducted was not security training."
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