Rashid Khalid
13 June 2006
The reports that Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad suggested that the deportation
of Rashid Khalid to Pakistan had caused the South African Government an
embarrassment internationally are erroneous and taken out of context.
Deputy Minister Pahad had said at the briefing "that the Khalid case comes
at the same time as the release of the European Union's report on rendition and
that the matter has been referred to the international court.â
From this perspective, Deputy Minister Pahad is of the view that there will
obviously be negative media reporting on the matter. However, Deputy Minister
Pahad had expressed his confidence that the government through Home Affairs had
handled the matter correctly.
Enquiries:
Ronnie Mamoepa
Cell: 082 990 4853
Issued by: Department of Foreign Affairs
13 June 2006
Source: SAPA
