The Hawks have arrested another suspect in the widening investigation into how South Africans were allegedly recruited and facilitated to join the RussiaUkraine war, bringing the total number of arrests to five.
Hawks spokesperson Col Katlego Mogale confirmed the latest arrest on Saturday, saying it formed part of the crimes against the state CATS units ongoing probe into contraventions of the Regulation of Foreign Military Assistance Act.
Another suspect has been arrested by the Hawks crimes against the state in relation to the ongoing investigation into how several South Africans were facilitated into involvement in the Russia/Ukraine war, said Mogale.