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In an effort to control this rogue scientist, the government had no choice but to rehire him in an effort to stop him from spreading his intimate knowledge of biological and chemical warfare. In 1997 Basson was detained on charges of being a drug pusher.During the ensuing investigation, authorities found CBW documents, which should have been long destroyed, stored in Basson's residence.
He refused to seek amnesty with the Truth and Reconcilliation Commission and delayed testifying until July 1998..
People who worked for Basson, however, did testify and have applied for amnesty and qualified for immunity from prosecution.
South Africa, which is now a member of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention and the Chemical Weapons Convention, still maintains a CBW program but the government says that it is strictly defensive.