Two Congolese nationals arrested after identities fail to match SADC summit accreditation
Their identities and the circumstances surrounding the attempted access remain subject to further investigation.
Two Congolese nationals were arrested on Saturday for attempting to gain unauthorised access to the 46th Ordinary SADC Summit in Durban, South Africa. The suspects were detected at an access-control point when their identities did not match the accreditation they presented, which belonged to another person. They face charges of fraud, impersonation, and contravention of the Safety at Sports and Recreational Events Act 2 of 2010.
This incident follows the arrest of a Zimbabwean national who allegedly attempted to obtain SADC accreditation under false pretences. NatJoints, the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure, warns against the exchanging, lending, sharing, falsification, or misuse of SADC accreditation and any attempt to gain access to the summit without proper authorisation.
The organisation stresses that security measures are comprehensive and designed to detect and prevent such attempts.
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