Second psych evaluation for murder accused ex-teacher
Crime and Courts
Fishrot arrests ‘not politically motivated’
Chief investigator of the Anti-Corruption Commission Andreas Kanyangela has dismissed claims that the arrests of the Fishrot accused, who were taken into custody on the eve of election day in 2019, was politically motivated.
Rape convict hostel caretaker faces hefty sentence
High Court Judge Alfred Siboleka has a daunting task of deciding an appropriate sentence for a former hostel caretaker who is convicted on multiple counts of rape for sexually violating 10 minor boys.
‘Don’t tell anyone’…teen told to protect alleged rapist uncle
The aunt of a 16-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped by a 46-year-old man at a village in the Oshana region, has allegedly begged her niece not to report the matter, as it would land her husband in prison.
‘Miscarriage of justice’…High Court judges roast new magistrate
Two judges of the Windhoek High Court had some choice words for a magistrate they say completely bungled a trial in which four men were accused of dealing in cannabis.
35 years for killer paramedic soldier
A former military paramedic, convicted of killing his former girlfriend and mother of his child, was sentenced to 35 years imprisonment yesterday.
Fishrot lawyers try to discredit Kanyangela
Defence lawyers representing some of the Fishrot accused attempted to destroy the credentials of the chief investigator of the Anti-Corruption Commission, Andreas Kanyangela, who is the State’s star witness in the ongoing bail application.
Huang, co-accused to be tried over N$3.5bn fraud
Prosecutor general Martha Imalwa has decided to prosecute a group of businesspeople, including Chinese-born tycoon Jack Huang, as well as multiple business entities over charges of tax evasion, fraud and money laundering involving N$3.5 billion.
Police recover red GTI, heist cash
Detectives investigating the N$1.3 million cash-in-transit heist have so far recovered a newly-bought red Volkswagen Golf GTI worth N$104 000 from one of the suspects involved in the robbery.
Kanyangela accused of ‘holding back’
Chief investigator of the Anti-Corruption Commission Andreas Kanyangela found the going tough yesterday fielding questions from Vas Soni, the South African advocate of Sackey Shanghala, James Hatuikulipi and Pius Mwatelulo.