Question NW233 to the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans

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23 March 2017 - NW233

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Mbabama, Ms TM to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans

(a) How many members of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) were deployed for the occasion of the State of the Nation Address from 6 to 12 February 2017, (b) which SANDF units did they represent, (c) how many members of each respective unit were deployed, (d) how many members were deployed on the parliamentary precinct on 9 February 2017, (e) which specific units did the specified members represent and (f) what are the specific reasons and motivations for the deployment of the members in each case?

Reply:

The response to be provided to this question currently forms the basis of a court case brought by the Democratic Alliance on 10 February 2017.  A response to this question will thus only be provided once the court case has been finalised.

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