Ester Mbathera
Paulus Ngalangi, the former group general manager of finance at Seaflower Whitefish Corporation Limited, has announced plans to expose alleged police misconduct in the Phala Phala cash-in-the-couch saga.
Ngalangi confirmed this to the Windhoek Observer on Friday.
“Soon, I will demonstrate how the police facilitated the illegal border crossing of Immanuela David and allowed him to travel all the way through to Windhoek, an individual accused in the Phala Phala farm burglary, under the directives of Police Commissioner Nelius Becker,” said Ngalangi.
He also claims that the media received false information in an attempt to hide the incident.
Ngalangi also accuses Becker of attempting to protect a subordinate from prosecution.
“I will expose the lies disseminated to the media at the time, the motivations behind them, and Becker’s unsuccessful attempts to protect his subordinate from prosecution while pointing his fingers in my direction, along with numerous other pertinent details, including tactics used to delay the finalisation of the trial. I am beyond sick and tired of this matter,” he said.
Ngalangi has challenged Becker to seek legal recourse if his claims are unfounded.
According to Ngalangi, he has been required to make repeated trips to Noordoewer over a four-year period due to a minor immigration issue for which he claims no responsibility.
Ngalangi, at the request of a friend, transported David from Noordoewer to Windhoek in his private vehicle in June 2020. He was accompanied by policeman Hendrick Hidipo Nghede.
This is after David entered the country illegally by crossing the Orange River in a canoe.
He told authorities at the time that he did not know that David was involved in the robbery at South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm.
David and his co-accused allegedly found $4 million in cash hidden inside Ramahosa’s couch.
Ngalangi was the acting CEO of Fishcor at the time but resigned weeks later.
Becker referred queries to the Inspector General of the Namibian Police, Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo.
“Since there is now such an allegation against me and the Namibian Police per se, I would suggest that you communicate this allegation to the Inspector General of the Namibian Police or to the Head of the Public Relations Directorate if you want a formal response,” he said.
