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On Friday, it emerged that Deputy Director General Thulani Dlomo distributed firearms to people whose competence was unknown.
JOHANNESBURG – Members of the State Security Agency (SSA) in charge of weapons and ammunition said on Friday that every time there was a murder report they wondered if it involved one of their missing firearms.
A witness identified only as Ms. K, who has been testifying at the state apprehension commission, testified to confirm this and the affidavit of Mr. Y, another protected witness.
Ms. K is part of a team investigating irregularities at the spy agency.
It turned out that Deputy Director General Thulani Dlomo distributed firearms to people whose competence was unknown.
Mr. Y’s statement said that non-SSA members, whose safety and competence in firearms were unknown, received caches of firearms and ammunition, including automatic rifles, whose whereabouts are not taken into account, with help from top management and Dlomo.
Defender Paul Pretorius read about a mission to recover 11 firearms in 2018.
“In one case, members were instructed to meet unknown individuals who were in possession of SSA firearms at Durban airport; these individuals were armed and only released the firearms once they contacted the ambassador Dlomo, who was in Japan at the time to ask for permission. “
Ms K said that all firearms that were returned were sent to the police for ballistic testing to make sure they were not used in any crime.
Meanwhile, the armory officers have sleepless nights.
“One of them told me that every time there is a media report about a murder or whatever, they always get nervous because they think ‘we hope it is not one of our firearms.’
She has confirmed that as of November last year, four firearms were still missing.
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