Mbeki grilled over 1999 arms deal tainted by charges of corruption
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki speaks at a past event. Mr Mbeki was grilled Thursday over a multi-billion-dollar arms deal tainted by charges of corruption and kickbacks which have dogged the government for a decade. PHOTO | FILE
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Testifying before a commission of inquiry, Mr Mbeki defended the decision in 1999 to spend $5 billion on arms including military aircraft and submarines despite widespread poverty in a country emerging from apartheid.
