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Sanral employee held for 'terrorism'
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What's the bigger crime here, really?
Sinbad
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Being a sanral employee? :-D
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I was about to point that out. So - to put it bluntly - what the **** is wrong with you people?!
LazyLion
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Employee traced through cellphone: Hawks
A Sanral employee who was arrested for alleged "terrorist acts" in Centurion was tracked down through a call made from his cellphone, the Hawks said on Thursday.
"We linked him via his cellphone which was used to make a call," said Captain Paul Ramaloko.
"We are not sure if he was operating the cellphone alone."
The 28-year-old Soweto man was accused of involvement in two white powder scares and a bomb scare at the SA National Roads Agency Limited headquarters in the past two weeks.
"We are convinced that we netted the mastermind behind all three incidents," said Ramaloko.
The bomb scare took place on Sunday. The building was evacuated and a sweep carried out. No bomb was found.
The premises was also evacuated on Tuesday and Friday after a suspicious powder, initially feared to be anthrax, was found.
Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) later reported that the substance was harmless.
The man, who worked in Sanral's call centre, was expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Friday on charges relating to acts of terrorism.
"The man was arrested at Sanral's Central Operations Centre in Centurion while on duty. During his arrest a cellphone, suspected of having been an instrument used to commit the offence, was seized," Ramaloko said.
ETC on Thursday said it could not comment as the case was sub judice.
Source : Sapa /mar/fg
Date : 30 Jan 2014 07:37
A Sanral employee who was arrested for alleged "terrorist acts" in Centurion was tracked down through a call made from his cellphone, the Hawks said on Thursday.
"We linked him via his cellphone which was used to make a call," said Captain Paul Ramaloko.
"We are not sure if he was operating the cellphone alone."
The 28-year-old Soweto man was accused of involvement in two white powder scares and a bomb scare at the SA National Roads Agency Limited headquarters in the past two weeks.
"We are convinced that we netted the mastermind behind all three incidents," said Ramaloko.
The bomb scare took place on Sunday. The building was evacuated and a sweep carried out. No bomb was found.
The premises was also evacuated on Tuesday and Friday after a suspicious powder, initially feared to be anthrax, was found.
Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) later reported that the substance was harmless.
The man, who worked in Sanral's call centre, was expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Friday on charges relating to acts of terrorism.
"The man was arrested at Sanral's Central Operations Centre in Centurion while on duty. During his arrest a cellphone, suspected of having been an instrument used to commit the offence, was seized," Ramaloko said.
ETC on Thursday said it could not comment as the case was sub judice.
Source : Sapa /mar/fg
Date : 30 Jan 2014 07:37
The motive for the suspect's alleged offence is unknown, investigations are continuing," said Ramaloko.
LOL, calling in a bomb scare may be a bit of an extreme if he does not want to either pay toll fees or get off work for the day
LOL, calling in a bomb scare may be a bit of an extreme if he does not want to either pay toll fees or get off work for the day
grok
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Going against or standing up against government has always been called terrorism.
Trust mybb however to turn news into a discusion about language.
Having false scares hardly counts as standing up against the government. Although I do wonder what the public's reaction would be if the anthrax or the bomb were real and actually caused destruction to sanral offices?
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Lots of condemnation in public, and massive jubilation behind closed doors.
They do know, actually. Or well suspect.
He resigned from Sanral, but got back to work for them again, and was unhappy with his job situation.
Maverick Jester
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Still waiting for the explanation as to how this constitutes an act of terrorism?
Just stand back and watch them tear each other apart.
*Stands back to avoid blood spatter*
LazyLion
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See post #16.
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It's not down to the characters but the phonetics.
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Agree, an act of terror doesn't require a threat to be carried out, just that there be a threat.
daveza
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What say you now Dippy ?
OrbitalDawn
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This seems terribly vague, though. A person having a psychotic break that starts waving around a knife in an office building would have the same effect yet they wouldn't be charged with terrorism.
LazyLion
King of de Jungle
Correct. They probably wouldn't be charged at all if psychosis is proven.
It's all about the intent.
LazyLion
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Arrested man not our employee: SANRAL
Sanral insisted on Thursday that a man arrested in connection with threats against the company was technically not one of its employees.
SA National Roads Agency Limited spokesman Vusi Mona said the building where the man was arrested was occupied by Electronic Toll Collection (ETC).
"And the individual arrested works for a service provider on the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) and is not a Sanral employee, as has been mistakenly reported," he said in a statement.
"The arrest should send a message that while peaceful protest is every citizen's right, actions like threatening that a bomb is on the premises or any other hoax, is a serious offence."
He applauded the Hawks for arresting the 28-year-old Soweto man.
"We strongly condemn such actions. The swift police action is an indication of how seriously such hoaxes are seen," said Mona.
The 28-year-old man was accused of involvement in two white powder scares and a bomb scare at Sanral headquarters in the past two weeks.
"We are convinced that we netted the mastermind behind all three incidents," Hawks spokesman Captain Paul Ramaloko said on Thursday.
Ramaloko earlier announced in a statement: "Yesterday afternoon [Wednesday], the Organised Crime Unit of the Hawks in Gauteng arrested a 28-year-old employee of the South African National Road Agency (Sanral) on charges relating to acts of terrorism.
"The man was arrested at Sanral's Central Operations Centre in Centurion while on duty. During his arrest a cellphone, suspected of having been an instrument used to commit the offence, was seized," Ramaloko said.
The man was tracked down through a call made from his cellphone.
"We linked him via his cellphone which was used to make a call. We are not sure if he was operating the cellphone alone," said Ramaloko.
The bomb scare took place on Sunday. The building was evacuated and a sweep carried out. No bomb was found.
The premises was also evacuated on Tuesday and Friday after a suspicious powder, initially feared to be anthrax, was found.
ETC later reported that the substance was harmless.
The man was expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Friday on charges relating to acts of terrorism.
Source : Sapa /kn/mar/jje
Date : 30 Jan 2014 10:01
Sanral insisted on Thursday that a man arrested in connection with threats against the company was technically not one of its employees.
SA National Roads Agency Limited spokesman Vusi Mona said the building where the man was arrested was occupied by Electronic Toll Collection (ETC).
"And the individual arrested works for a service provider on the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) and is not a Sanral employee, as has been mistakenly reported," he said in a statement.
"The arrest should send a message that while peaceful protest is every citizen's right, actions like threatening that a bomb is on the premises or any other hoax, is a serious offence."
He applauded the Hawks for arresting the 28-year-old Soweto man.
"We strongly condemn such actions. The swift police action is an indication of how seriously such hoaxes are seen," said Mona.
The 28-year-old man was accused of involvement in two white powder scares and a bomb scare at Sanral headquarters in the past two weeks.
"We are convinced that we netted the mastermind behind all three incidents," Hawks spokesman Captain Paul Ramaloko said on Thursday.
Ramaloko earlier announced in a statement: "Yesterday afternoon [Wednesday], the Organised Crime Unit of the Hawks in Gauteng arrested a 28-year-old employee of the South African National Road Agency (Sanral) on charges relating to acts of terrorism.
"The man was arrested at Sanral's Central Operations Centre in Centurion while on duty. During his arrest a cellphone, suspected of having been an instrument used to commit the offence, was seized," Ramaloko said.
The man was tracked down through a call made from his cellphone.
"We linked him via his cellphone which was used to make a call. We are not sure if he was operating the cellphone alone," said Ramaloko.
The bomb scare took place on Sunday. The building was evacuated and a sweep carried out. No bomb was found.
The premises was also evacuated on Tuesday and Friday after a suspicious powder, initially feared to be anthrax, was found.
ETC later reported that the substance was harmless.
The man was expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Friday on charges relating to acts of terrorism.
Source : Sapa /kn/mar/jje
Date : 30 Jan 2014 10:01