SA court sets aside arms deal commission findings

A South African court set aside the findings of the Seriti Commission of Inquiry, which spent four years investigating allegations of corruption linked to about R46.7 billion ($3.1 billion) worth of weapons and equipment purchased in the late 1990s and found no evidence of wrongdoing by politicians or government officials.

Handing down judgment on Wednesday, Judge President Dunstan Mlambo said in the High Court in Pretoria the commission failed to inquire fully into the matters that it had to investigate.

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