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Arrested military veterans to face kidnapping charges

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Police say the 56 military veterans who have been arrested following the drama in which three Ministers were allegedly held hostage at a hotel in Irene, Pretoria, will be charged with kidnapping.

Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele, Defense Minister Thandi Modise and her deputy, Thabang Makwetla were allegedly held hostate on Thursday night.

Gungubele says they had told their bodyguards not to act because doing so would have exacerbated an already volatile situation.

The 56 military veterans arrested are believed to have belonged to the African National Congress’ (ANC) military wing Umkhonto we Sizwe, the Pan Africanist Congress’ (PAC) Azanian People’s Liberation Army (Apla) and Azanian People’s Organisation’s (Azapo) Azanian National Liberation Army (Azanla).

Below is the live stream for the briefing:

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