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THE PRESIDENCY: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
Private Bag X1000, Pretoria, 0001
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
Internal Question Paper No. 19 of 2013
Date Published: 31 May 2013
1289. Mr D J Maynier (DA) to ask the President of the Republic:
Whether he was advised to withdraw the SA National Defence Force from
the Central African Republic; if so, in each specified instance, (a)
what is the name of the person who provided the advice, (b) when was
the advice provided, (c) what were the reasons for the advice and (d)
why was the advice not followed?
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REPLY:
The withdrawal of the members of the South African National Defence Force
from the Central African Republic following the rebelsâ engagements on 23
March 2013 was as a result of deliberations of the Military Command Council
(MCC) on 28 March 2013. The discussion and decisions of the MCC provided
the basis for the recommendations made to the Minister of Defence and
Military Veterans and subsequently to the Commander-in-Chief to sanction
the withdrawal of the troops from the Central African Republic.
Parliament was duly informed of this decision in line with the requirements
of the Constitution.