The Regulation of Foreign Military Assistance Act of 1998 regulates foreign military and military-related assistance in foreign countries, and is applicable during conflicts in those countries.
However, the Act prohibits any South African citizen who is permanently resident here, a juristic person registered or incorporated in the Republic, and any foreign citizen within the borders of the Republic from rendering foreign military assistance without authorisation from the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC).
The NCACC is a committee of ministers appointed by Cabinet to carry out South African government policy on arms control and to ensure political oversight over all arms transfers.
The arms body said this today, following the death of a South African in Baghdad, Iraq, last week.
A South African was killed and another injured in a car bomb that tore off part of the Shahine hotel in central Baghdad. Five other Iraqis were also killed.
The NCACC has since designated Iraq as a "theatre of armed conflict".
In a statement today, committee chairperson Kader Asmal said any contravention of the law would be referred to the Directorate for Public Prosecution for further investigation and prosecution.
Asmal said however, South Africa regretted the loss of life and injury to the country's citizens in a bomb blast in Baghdad last week.
"The South African Government regrets the loss of life and injury to South African citizens in a bomb blast in Baghdad on 28 January 2004," Asmal said, expressing condolences to the deceased family.
He added however that government was aware that citizens and some companies might be rendering security and related services in Iraq. - BuaNews.
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