{"id":426895,"date":"2011-06-19T15:16:57","date_gmt":"2011-06-19T15:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/19\/gaddafi-forces-use-south-african-sniper-rifles-report\/"},"modified":"2011-06-19T15:16:57","modified_gmt":"2011-06-19T15:16:57","slug":"gaddafi-forces-use-south-african-sniper-rifles-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/19\/gaddafi-forces-use-south-african-sniper-rifles-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaddafi Forces Use South African Sniper Rifles &#8211; Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"24.9003041568\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sapa.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/sapa180.gif\" alt=\"South African Press Association (Johannesburg)\" title=\"Visit South African Press Association (Johannesburg)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>19 June 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Johannesburg \u2014 South African-made sniper rifles have found their way into the hands of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi&#8217;s forces, according to Sunday&#8217;s Rapport newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>A video seen by the newspaper shows rebel fighters displaying the rifles after they were taken from pro-Gaddafi troops.<\/p>\n<p>The rifles have &#8220;seven or eight highly unique characteristics&#8221; that prove they came from Truvelo Manufacturers in Midrand, according to Tom Wolmarans, a former police officer who used to work for the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague.<\/p>\n<p>According to the paper other weapons and forensic experts agreed with this opinion.<\/p>\n<p>Truvelo&#8217;s director Ralf Gebert refused to comment on the company&#8217;s transactions with Libya.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are procedures in South Africa we are following. We adhere to the rules and regulations and that&#8217;s that. We are not prepared to say yes or no,&#8221; he was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n<p>According to international news reports pro-Gaddafi forces have been using sniper rifles to shoot civilians during pro-democracy protests and at funerals.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Minister Jeff Radebe earlier this month refused to say whether the R68.9 million worth of arms South Africa sold to Libya last year included sniper rifles.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read the original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201106190003.html\" title=\"Gaddafi Forces Use South African Sniper Rifles - Report\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gaddafi Forces Use South African Sniper Rifles &#8211; Report<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 19 June 2011 Johannesburg \u2014 South African-made sniper rifles have found their way into the hands of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi&#8217;s forces, according to Sunday&#8217;s Rapport newspaper. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-426895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gaddafi Forces Use South African Sniper Rifles - Report - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/19\/gaddafi-forces-use-south-african-sniper-rifles-report\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Gaddafi Forces Use South African Sniper Rifles - Report - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"19 June 2011 Johannesburg \u2014 South African-made sniper rifles have found their way into the hands of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi&#039;s forces, according to Sunday&#039;s Rapport newspaper.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/sapa180.gif\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ghanamma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ghanamma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/19\/gaddafi-forces-use-south-african-sniper-rifles-report\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/19\/gaddafi-forces-use-south-african-sniper-rifles-report\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"Gaddafi Forces Use South African Sniper Rifles &#8211; 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