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Title   John Arnold Bredenkamp
Author NiZA and Pax Christi
Edition PDF
Published Amsterdam; Utrecht: NiZA, Pax Christi
Year 2004-01-30
Pages 50
Abstract John Bredenkamp is a prominent businessman of dual Zimbabwean - Dutch Nationality. He has been working as arms dealer to: Rhodesia (self-acknowledged sanctions buster) 1970s; Iraq (1980s); Iran (1980s); DR Congo (1990; 2000s); and Zimbabwe (1980s, 1990s, 2000s) despite EU and UK sanctions, through his Aviation Consultancy Services Company (ACS). As stated in UN Expert Panel reports on the DRC, Bredekamp is part of the 'elite network' involved in the illegal exploitation of natural resources in the DRC, through his participation in / control of the Kababankola Mining Company (KMC) in co-operation with the Zimbabwe Defence Force (Gen. Vitalis Zvinavashe, OSLEG company) and Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, Speaker of Parliament in Zimbabwe, and apparent heir to Mugabe. Companies owned or controlled involved in Dr Congo and Zimbabwe: Breco Company group (www.breco.info), Aviation Consultancy Services Company (ACS) (Zimbabwe), Kababankola Mining Company S.p.r.l (KMC) (DRC), Petraf (Zimbabwe) (Pte)Ltd (Zimbabwe), Tremalt Ltd and Raceview Enterprises. The following is a fully referenced compilation of information from various sources, largely (re)published on the internet, and a few archival sources. Latest information: 18 November 2003. Last checked 30 January 2004.

UN Security Council S/2001/357 (12 April 2001)
UN Security Council S/2001/1072 (13 Nov 2001)
Bestand John_Bredenkamp_2004Jan30.pdf (299 Kb)
Country DRC , The Netherlands , Zimbabwe
Themes
  • Conflict
  • Economy
  • International Relations
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