DEFENCE Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said on Thursday that the soldiers implicated in the murder of Collins Khosa would be suspended with fully pay pending the outcome of a criminal investigation.
A report by the South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF) military Ombudsman Vusumuzi Masondo found that the soldiers acted irregularly, improperly and acted in violation of their code of conduct when they entered Khosa’s home in Alexandra earlier this year to enforce lockdown regulations.
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula appeared before Parliament on Wednesday, 20 August 2020 and said the criminal element of the matter fell outside of the SANDF’s scope.
“In the process of conducting a search for alcohol, various acts of misconduct were committed by unfortunately , the soldiers. (The ombudsman) concluded that the official conduct of these members was improper, irregular and in contravention of the code of conduct, operational order and rules of engagement,” Mapisa-Nqakula said.
“The
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