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A merchant was arrested Tuesday for selling shirts, pants and shorts containing “military camouflage material.”
Following the arrest, carried out by the Johannesburg Military Police area office, the South African National Defense Force (SANDF) warned South Africans not to wear camouflage clothing.
“The SANDF have in a number from occasions voiced worries about the unabated illegal use from military combat dress, Y come outside strongly with a warning to civilians wearing uniform, especially camouflage only for the use by authorized members from the SANDF or members identified secondY the boss from the SANDF, Y appointmentre honorary members from berious military units, ”said the chief of communications, Brigadier General Mafi Mgobozi.
He said anyone who is “illegally wearing the SANDF camouflage, are it is no a member from the SANDF, Y no authorized to use the proprietary camouflage ”violated the Defense Law and could face a fine or imprisonment.
Speaking about Tuesday’s arrest, Mgobozi said that the owner of the store in the Vaal area was “illegally I knowlpout military uniform”.
The store owner, who was not identified, appeared in court on Wednesday and the case was postponed pending an ongoing investigation.
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