This comes after social media users put into the public domain a Vereeniging shop owner allegedly selling items of military uniform.
According to Brigadier General Mafi Mgobozi members of the Johannesburg Military Police Area Office arrested a shop owner who was illegally selling various garments; ranging from shirts, trousers, and short pants using military camouflage material.
The shop owner who is yet to be named was arrested in one of his shops at Voortrekker Road in Vereeniging on Tuesday, 24 November 2020 following a complaint laid by the SANDF member to the Military Police.
The SANDF has on a number of occasions expressed concerns about the unabated illegal use of military combat dress, and come out strongly with a warning to civilians wearing uniform , especially camouflage solely for the use by authorised members of the SANDF or members identified by the Chief of the SANDF, and appointed honorary members of various military units.
The SANDF reiterates that any person who is illegally wearing the SANDF camouflage, and is not a member of the SANDF, and not authorised to use the patented camouflage, such person is guilty of an offence in terms of the Defence Act. If found guilty, a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years can be imposed, according to the Act.
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SANDF arrests shop owner for illegally selling military uniform
