13
Dec
Hertta-Maria Amutenja Nigel Van Wyk, one of the individuals accused in the infamous Fishrot corruption scandal, was granted bail for N$20,000 at the Windhoek High Court yesterday. The decision to free him on bail was delivered by Judge David Munsu. In contrast, former fisheries minister, Bernhard Esau had his plea for release dismissed by the same judge. Esau and Van Wyk, who were arrested in 2019 and 2020, respectively, have remained in custody since their apprehension in connection with the saga of fishing quotas fraud, corruption, and racketeering cases. During his bail application, Esau consistently maintained that he was not…