Re: Валидация лицензии для полетов в ЮАР (SA CAA)
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Pilot arrested
South African embassy officials were granted consular access on Wednesday to the pilot arrested in Zimbabwe as he was about to ferry Tsvangirai to election rallies, a foreign affairs spokesperson said.
"We have through our embassy in Harare requested consular access to the pilot, which has now been granted by Zimbabwean authorities," spokesperson Ronnie Mamoepa said.
Brent Smyth and three other people were arrested at Charles Prince airport outside Harare on Tuesday morning, in an incident that the MDC believes will hamper Tsvangirai's ability to lobby voters ahead of elections on Saturday.
Mamoepa said his department was in contact with Smyth's employer -- ATS aviation services -- and would offer full consular assistance to Smyth, after establishing that he is South African. It would also continue trying to find out why he was detained.
Zimbabwe's police were expected to release reasons for his arrest at 2pm but postponed this to between 3pm and 3.30pm.
Smyth sent an SMS to his employer saying he had been detained and taken into custody at Harare central police station. The reason for his arrest was not immediately clear, but MDC treasurer general Roy Bennett said he had had a run-in with officials on Saturday over his flight plan.
ATS CEO Wessel van den Bergh said the company had hoped to glean information from the police's press statement, as it had no further information.
Smyth's fiancée, Drieksie Janse van Rensburg, said she had received an SMS from Smyth early on Wednesday saying he had been taken in for questioning. She said his clearance permit to be in the country had expired at midnight on Tuesday while he was in custody.