German Businessman to Stand Trial in South Africa for Involvement in Nuclear Smuggling Network

German businessman Gerhard Wisser is reportedly set to go on trial in South Africa for his alleged involvement in the international nuclear network formerly led by Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, Agence France-Presse reported Saturday (see GSN, Sept. 28, 2004).

South African authorities last fall charged Wisser with four counts of violating the country’s Nuclear Energy Act and a law banning WMD proliferation, AFP reported.

Wisser is believed to have helped produce equipment in South Africa for Libya’s now-defunct nuclear program, according to AFP (Agence France-Presse/Dawn, March 12).

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