... assistance risks becoming associated with an intervening armed force represented by private military and security guards. Furthermore, these transnational companies do not hesitate to present themselves as peace organizations and utilize the aims of humanitarian non profit organizations to advertise their activities. In this regard, it is worth noting that the new South African legislation ... neither does it regulate or is interested in mercenaries or mercenary-related activities being deployed outside an international armed conflict, such as terrorist acts, committed in time of peace ...

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