Passport clamp in S.A. scandal
NZPA-Reuter Pretoria The passports of two key! figures in South Africa’s [ Information Departmentscandal have been with-: drawn, according to an official announcement. j The Secretary of the Inter- , ior Department (Mr T. J. ’ Booyens) said one of the two, the former head of the Information Department, Dr Eschel Rhoodie, was now abroad and would have to apply for emergency travel documents to return to South Africa. The other man, Dr Rhoodie’s brother, Denys, who was his deputy in the department is now at home in Pretoria. Dr Rhoodie resigned as Secretary of the Information
Department earlier this year ’ i when it was disbanded amid' allegations of l [misuse of Government’ -funds. Dr Rhoodie gave evidence) ■’ to the special commission ; [set up by the Prime Minister ■ ’ (Mr Pieter Botha) last month ’ !to investigate the depart- ’ : ment’s affairs. Among the allegations in- ' vestigated by the commis- j sion — which will make its i report public today — was one that Dr Rhoodie had, i been involved 'in lending Government money to set! ’ up a Right-wing English-lan-; , guage newspaper, the “Citi-i - [zen.” 1 Mr Booyens would not, [give a reason for the with-’ [drawal of the Rhoodie brothi ers’ passports.
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Press, 5 December 1978, Page 8
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