SA firms with permits to export arms to Saudi Arabia and UAE to be named

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The National Conventional Arms Control Committee has been ordered to provide a list of SA arms companies that have permits to export arms to Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

15 June 2021 - 15:05

Evidence has now emerged that South African made weapons have been found at the scenes of civilian attacks in Yemen. Even though SA has not exported arms to Yemen since 2010, “it is reasonable to assume that these arms form part of the exports to Saudi Arabia and the UAE”, SALC’s Anneke Meerkotter said in an affidavit.

Open Secrets’ Hennie Van Vuuren said the order meant that they had “cleared the first major legal hurdle”. The NCACC is the body responsible for implementing the National Conventional Arms Control Act. The act says its purposes include to ensure adherence to international law and proper accountability when it comes to arms trading.

 

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