Pretoria - Four members of the SA National Defence Force were charged before a military court on Friday on charges relating to the landing of a private aircraft at the Waterkloof Air Force Base.
SA National Defence Union (Sandu) national secretary Pikkie Greeff, counsel for two of the soldiers, said the exact content of the charges was not yet clear.
“It seems that the military’s view of the matter is that these officers are guilty of some military offence for their role in the Gupta landing, but it's not clear what that role is alleged to have been.
“They are being charged with charges ranging from disobeying written instructions to conduct prejudicial to military discipline. It will only be clear from the final charge sheet what exactly the charges are,” said Greeff.
In court, the soldiers were informed that they were charged with contravening different sections of the military defence code (MDC).
A chartered commercial aircraft, Jet Airways flight JAI 9900 from India, ferrying more than 200 guests for the wedding of Vega Gupta, 23, and Indian-born Aakash Jahajgarhia, landed at the base in April.
The passengers were then transported, either by light aircraft, helicopter or in police-escorted vehicles, to attend the lavish ceremony at Sun City's Palace of the Lost City in North West.
The landing sparked widespread criticism and several investigations were launched.
13/09/13 SAPA/IOL News
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SA National Defence Union (Sandu) national secretary Pikkie Greeff, counsel for two of the soldiers, said the exact content of the charges was not yet clear.
“It seems that the military’s view of the matter is that these officers are guilty of some military offence for their role in the Gupta landing, but it's not clear what that role is alleged to have been.
“They are being charged with charges ranging from disobeying written instructions to conduct prejudicial to military discipline. It will only be clear from the final charge sheet what exactly the charges are,” said Greeff.
In court, the soldiers were informed that they were charged with contravening different sections of the military defence code (MDC).
A chartered commercial aircraft, Jet Airways flight JAI 9900 from India, ferrying more than 200 guests for the wedding of Vega Gupta, 23, and Indian-born Aakash Jahajgarhia, landed at the base in April.
The passengers were then transported, either by light aircraft, helicopter or in police-escorted vehicles, to attend the lavish ceremony at Sun City's Palace of the Lost City in North West.
The landing sparked widespread criticism and several investigations were launched.
13/09/13 SAPA/IOL News
