Windhoek
A charge of terrorism was added to the case of the man accused to have illegally kept unlicensed machine-guns, hand grenades and 10 000 rounds of ammunition on his farm near Osire refugee camp, when he made his second appearance in court yesterday, court records indicate.
Johannes Mostert, 53, appeared in court yesterday for a formal bail application hearing before Otjiwarongo magistrate Helvi Shilemba.
Shilemba explained to Mostert that the State had added another charge of contravening the Prevention and Combating of Terrorist and Proliferation Activities Act.
Mostert also faces a charge of possession of illegal firearms; possession of ammunition without a licence; possession of hand grenades without a permit; and contravention of the Explosive Act of Namibia.
He furthermore faces charges of assault and intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH), which were instituted by his ex-wife.
Willem Hendrik Visser of Stern and Bernard Legal Practitioners appeared for him.
Public prosecutor Lewis Chigunwe opposed bail, saying the office of the prosecutor general still has to make a decision on whether the case continues in the Otjiwarongo Regional Court or will be transferred to the High Court in Windhoek.
Shilemba then postponed the bail application hearing to March 29 and 30.
This week Nampa reported that Mostert was arrested during a patrol of the area by NamPol who discovered his arsenal, a variety of combat uniforms and military equipment.
The arsenal includes 15 guns (AK-47, R1, R5), hand grenades, hunting rifles and military gear thought to have belonged to the South West African Territorial Force (SWATF), South West African Police Force (SWAPF) and Swapo’s ex-PLAN combatant uniforms, among others.