A video seen by the newspaper shows rebel fighters displaying the
rifles after they were taken from pro-Gaddafi troops according to Sunday's Rapport newspaper.
The rifles have "seven or eight highly unique characteristics"
that prove they came from Truvelo Manufacturers in Midrand, Gauteng, according
to Tom Wolmarans, a former police officer who used to work for the International
Criminal Tribunal in The Hague.
According to the paper other weapons and forensic experts agreed
with this opinion.
Truvelo's director Ralf Gebert refused to comment on the
company's transactions with Libya.
"There are procedures in South Africa we are following. We adhere
to the rules and regulations and that's that. We are not prepared to say yes or
no," he was quoted as saying.
According to international news reports Gaddafi's forces have
been using sniper rifles to shoot civilians during pro-democracy protests and at
funerals.
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.
The DA said it would hand a copy of the video to Public Protector
Thuli Madonsela, who was considering the party's request to investigate the
matter.
The party had previously alleged that more than 100 sniper rifles
and 50,000 rounds of ammunition had been sold to Libya, a transaction authorised
by the National Conventional Arms Control Committee.
"We cannot sit back and allow South Africa to become an armoury
for dictators around the world," DA shadow minister of defence and military
veterans David Maynier said in a statement.