PRETORIA . - RAdm (Retd) Johnny Kamerman testified before the Seriti commission the discloser Dr Richard Young accused during his company's involvement in the naval frigate aanskaffingsprojek not open cards played.

He has his role in a British company then also kept secret.

Kamerman was the former project officer for the procurement of new frigates for the navy.

He said Young 's assertion that the British company BAeSema a tender offer for the combat suites of the frigates were forced to withdraw because of " extreme pressure of a high-ranking " by no means the whole truth uncover.

" What he never for the commission said no , that he BAeSema actively pursued and with BAeSema and Tellumat the partner company Advanced Systems Management ( ASM ) established for the purpose of providing and maintaining the combat suites of the entire fleet frigates to tender," said Kamerman said .

"The goal was to provide the functions of African Defence Systems ( ADS ) to take over a South African company that has developed just such a maritime nuclear (sic) technology to help establish locally."

Kamerman's behavior as " hypocritical " labeled , because he during negotiations with South African players in the fleet industry BAeSema his role in secret.

If Young and ASM 's plans were successful , it would mean the work of ADS and its 450 South African employees would be entirely taken over by " a British company in Britain by British operated".

"His actions have diametrically ingedruis at all our sites, dreams and wishes for a maritime nuclear technology in South Africa. That he was so hypocritical act is still amazing to me . "

Kamerman yesterday concluded his testimony and the commission will resume Friday.

With acknowledgement to Fanie van Rooyen en Die Burger.

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Absolutely incredible.

A second bite at the cherry of defamation.

This one never learns.

Not only is it gratuitously defamatory in the normal sense, but what he testifies is totally untrue.

An English version appears in The Witness today (premium content).

My home town.

The publication is wide and the damages are deep.

the torture never stops  the torture never stops  the torture never stops  the torture never stops.

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Onthuller ‘speel nie oop kaarte oor fregatte’

Die Burger
Fanie van Rooyen
28 Mei 2014
http://www.dieburger.com/nuus/2014-05-28-onthuller-speel-nie-oop-kaarteoor-fregatte

PRETORIA. – S.adm. (afg.) Johnny Kamerman het gister voor die Seriti-kommissie die onthuller dr. Richard Young daarvan beskuldig dat hy tydens sy maatskappy se betrokkenheid by die vloot se fregat-aanskaffingsprojek nie oop kaarte gespeel het nie.

Hy het sy rol in ’n Britse maatskappy destyds ook geheim gehou.

Kamerman was die voormalige projekoffisier vir die aanskaffing van nuwe fregatte vir die vloot.

Hy het gesê Young se bewering dat die Britse maatskappy BAeSema ’n tenderaanbod vir die gevegsuites van die fregatte noodgedwonge moes terugtrek weens “uitermatige druk van ’n hooggeplaaste” geensins die volle waarheid ontbloot nie.

“Wat hy nooit vir die kommissie gesê het nie, is dat hy BAeSema aktief nagevolg het en saam met BAeSema en Tellumat die vennootmaatskappy Advanced Systems Management (ASM) gestig het met die doel om vir die verskaffing en onderhoud van die gevegsuites van die hele vloot fregatte te kan tender,” het Kamerman gesê.

“Die doel was dus om die funksies van African Defense Systems (ADS) oor te neem, ’n Suid-Afrikaanse maatskappy wat juis só ontwikkel is om ’n maritieme tegnologiekern plaaslik te help vestig.”

Kamerman het dié gedrag as “skynheilig” bestempel, omdat hy tydens onderhandelings met Suid-Afrikaanse rolspelers in die vlootbedryf sy rol in BAeSema geheim gehou het.

As Young en ASM se planne suksesvol was, sou dit beteken die werk van ADS en sy 450 Suid-Afrikaanse werknemers sou in geheel oorgeneem word deur “ ’n Britse maatskappy wat in Brittanje deur Britte bedryf word”.

“Sy optrede het lynreg ingedruis teen al ons hope, drome en wense om ’n maritieme tegnologiekern in Suid-Afrika te vestig. Dat hy so skynheilig kon optree, is steeds vir my verbysterend.”

Kamerman het gister sy ge­tuienis afgesluit en die kommissie sal Vrydag hervat.