Charges Dropped in South Africa Nuclear Case

South African officials dropped charges today against an engineer arrested last week under suspicion of preparing uranium enrichment centrifuges for Libya’s former nuclear weapons program (see GSN, Sept. 7).

Johan Meyer, 53, had been charged with possessing sensitive nuclear-related equipment and illegally importing and exporting nuclear material.

“The state informed me that charges were being withdrawn. I was not given a reason,” Meyer said today after his second court hearing on the charges (South African Press Association/Mail & Guardian, Sept. 8).

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