Windhoek
Amos Warren Mumbone, 44, who was arrested in April 2012 for allegedly laundering N$30 million after the money was found in his bank account, is currently at the Windhoek Correctional Facility – formerly known as the Windhoek Prison – receiving treatment.
The psychiatric evaluation of Mumbone found that he is not fit to stand trial and as a result the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in September 2013 ordered that he receive treatment at a hospital, or prison until such time as the president pardons him.
Deputy commissioner Eveline January, the spokeswoman for the Correctional Services, informed New Era on Monday that Mumbone is still at correctional services receiving treatment.
Mumbone, who reportedly has a history of mental illness, was arrested after N$30 million was mysteriously deposited into his bank account at Katima Mulilo, reportedly through an ATM transaction three years ago.
Mumbone was arrested on April 20, 2012 when staff at Standard Bank, where he has an account, became suspicious following his request to withdraw N$69 000 to purchase a car. Bank officials alerted the police commercial crimes unit about Mumbone’s N$30 million account, which led to his immediate arrest.
Bank statements, transaction lists and police statements presented fresh information, with the paper trail revealing South African connections. An electronic deposit of just over N$3 million was traced to Johannesburg’s Midrand area, where the deposit appears to have been activated, providing traces to different accounts in South Africa.
Shortly after the electronic deposit, the balance of N$26.9 million was ‘reversed’ to an unknown account, leaving Mumbone with a zero balance on his bank account. The transaction took place on April 17, 2012 – three days before Mumbone’s arrest.
During his first court appearance in April 2012, Mumbone’s legal representative, Brian Kauta, told the court that his client has a history of mental illness. Kauta at the time also handed in a health report, which was compiled over the previous few years regarding the mental health of the accused.
Mumbone claimed that the N$30 million was legitimate money, which he had acquired through a private insurance policy his late father had taken out on his behalf when he was born. He also claimed that his father worked in the United States of America and that he owns a house in Washington, District of Columbia.