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The South African National Defence Force says it has received a United Nations report containing allegations of serious acts of ill-discipline and misconduct by its members deployed under the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Spokesperson, Siphiwe Dlamini says it is alleged in the UN report that on Sunday, 1 October, eight SANDF soldiers deployed in Beni were apprehended by the UN's Military Police for being in direct breach of a curfew and other regulations related to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.
He says due to the serious nature of the allegations, the SANDF took a decision to recall the implicated soldiers back to South Africa to give an account of these events.
Dlamini says National Investigating Officers have been dispatched to the deployment area to conduct a formal investigation.
