Is it all to be really worried at?
Meteoric Tactical and Erinys seemed to have little if any problem with The Regulation of Foreign Military Assistance Act, which has been in force now for some years. Not entirely pertinent perhaps, as that legislation really only relates to SA citizens engaged in direct participation as a combatant in armed conflict for personal gain. However, if one remembers correctly, driven deep into the wording of the proposed new legislation, is a clause to the effect that contravention of the Act can lead to a removal of SA citizenship. If that is the case, it would be far easier for the SA Government to remove the citizenship of a naturalised person than a native born one. This, one suspects, should be the major cause for concern for some as it may be something that would only be discovered at the next application for a new passport. It seems pretty obvious that once a passport has been denied, it could be very hard, especially for a naturalised person, to acquire a legitimate one again. Loss of citizenship could therefore be, perhaps humourously and ironically, given the modus operandi of many mercenaries, relatively painless but sadistically satisfying to some.
