One of the four people, accused of killing renowned stock theft investigator Wilfred ‘Major’ Kazeurua, will remain behind bars, as the High Court yesterday threw out his bail
application.
Muvare Kaporo’s attempt to have the court consider his application for bail once again was shattered when Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Classen struck his matter from the roll.
According to Claasen, the bail application was not properly presented before the court, as it was not furnished with the necessary documents.
Thus, the court is not in a position to hear the application.
However, Kaporo’s lawyer Mbanga Siyomunji indicated there must be a breakdown in the communication chain between the court and the high court registrar since they submitted all the necessary paperwork to the registrar as per the normal procedure.
Kaporo was attempting to try his luck once more after his other applications to be released on bail, pending the finalisation of his ongoing trial, were denied by court.
He has been in custody since his arrest nearly 11 years ago for his alleged involvement in Kaseurua’s murder.
Kaporo, alongside Stockley Kauejao and Mathew Kakurarume, are on trial on charges of murder, stock theft and defeating or attempting to defeat or obstruct the course of justice – charges they have all denied.
The fourth accused, Afas Kamutjemo, is charged only with counts of stock theft and defeating or obstructing the course of justice.
Kamutjemo is the only accused currently on bail.
The State is alleging the accused conspired to kill Kazeurua to prevent him from tracing cattle they had stolen.
The group had allegedly stolen 15 head of cattle from a farm in the Gobabis area earlier in December 2012.
Kaporo and Kakururume allegedly ambushed and killed him by strangling him, and putting sand in his mouth to prevent him from breathing.
This allegedly happened on 28 December 2012.
Kazeurua’s vehicle was set on fire after he had been killed, and his body was burnt and
buried.
The partly-burned body of Kazeurua was found in an Aardvark burrow on 7 January 2013 after he had been reported missing days earlier.
- mamakali@nepc.com.na