DA questions Selebi's al-Qaeda statements - SA

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Cape Town, South Africa

National Police Commissioner Jackie Selebi may have been "grandstanding" when he told Parliament's safety and security portfolio committee that several al-Qaeda operatives were arrested in South Africa ahead of the April 14 elections, the Democratic Alliance said.

DA MP Roy Jankielsohn said on Thursday Selebi's remarks directly contradicted pronouncements made in the month before the election by a senior South African National Defence Force (SANDF) official, as well as by Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula.

"Was Mr Selebi 'grandstanding' to get some publicity, or is someone not telling the truth?

"Minister Nqakula was quoted by News24.com on March 17 as stating that there are no 'al-Qaeda cells in South Africa'.

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