Three arms deal critics express disappointment with commission’s report

Three critics of the government’s arms deal on Thursday expressed disappointment that the Seriti Commission had found that there was no evidence that any of the contracts to procure arms for the defence force were tainted by corruption‚ fraud or irregularities. “We are disappointed‚ but hardly surprised‚ that the Commission has come to these findings‚ which are tantamount to a cover-up‚” said former ANC MP Andrew Feinstein‚ and arms deal critics Paul Holden and Hennie van Vuuren in a joint stat...