SA fighters in Iraq could face prosecution

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South Africans offering security services in Iraq could be prosecuted in terms of the Regulation of Foreign Military Assistance Act (RFMAA), officials said on Monday.

The Ministry of Defence said a statement at the weekend prohibiting South Africans from offering security or military services to any faction in Iraq without the permission of Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota merely clarified an existing situation.

Spokesperson Sam Mkhwanazi said the act, adopted by Parliament in 1998, has been in operation for some years already.

South African courts traditionally did not allow ignorance of the law as an excuse.

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Let's prosecute our own Chimp for the murders of our children!