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The Corrupt Commandant: The Criminal Biography of Commandant Barnie van der Merwe

Coetzee, Emile

Scientia militaria : South African journal of military studies, 2023, Vol.51 (2), p.21-37 [Periódico revisado por pares]

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Título:
The Corrupt Commandant: The Criminal Biography of Commandant Barnie van der Merwe
Autor: Coetzee, Emile
Assuntos: commandant barnie ; corrupt commandant ; criminal biography ; Political Science ; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
É parte de: Scientia militaria : South African journal of military studies, 2023, Vol.51 (2), p.21-37
Descrição: Commandant Barnie van der Merwe was a career soldier who served in the South African Defence Force from 1934. By 1957, he had become embroiled in tender fraud and bribery in the procurement of arms and supplies for military vehicles and equipment for the Defence Force. His career came to an end in September 1963 when he was arrested and found guilty of corruption. His case contributed to the proclamation of the 1964 Cillié Commission of Inquiry into alleged irregularities in arms procurement in the Defence Force and the Department of Defence. The report issued by the commission illustrated the intrigue in which corrupt Defence Force and Department of Defence officials, such as Van der Merwe, played a part for the sake of self-enrichment. This article sheds light on Van der Merwe's criminality by indicating precisely how and against whom he committed his crimes and discusses the historical significance of his criminal career.
Editor: Faculty of Military Science of Stellenbosch University
Idioma: Inglês;Português;Africâner

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