DRC rebels 'came to SA for military training'
2013-02-06 08:25
Cape Town – The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has
said that the 19 men arrested for plotting a coup in the Democratic republic of
Congo were allegedly in South Africa to receive military training, according to
an Eyewitness report.
The NPA however denied reports that the group had links to
Congolese rebel group M23, which has been fighting in the eastern parts of the
central African country.
The group was arrested in Limpopo on Tuesday after
months of investigation.
They were allegedly planning to overthrow the DRC's current
government of President Joseph Kabila who was elected in 2006 and re-elected in
2011.
"The group’s objective was
to receive specialised military training to overthrow the current DRC
government, the NPA's Makhosini Nkosi said.
Nkosi said no South African was implicated in the plot.
Police refused to divulge whether any arms or documents were
seized during the raid.
The group will appear in court this week and all 19 are expected
to stand trial in South Africa.
