Windhoek High Court – Windhoek Observer

02 Nov

Fishrot bail application commences, Shanghala, Hatuikulipi not ready

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Eba Kandovazu THE Windhoek High Court was a hive of activity today when some of Fishrot’s suspects appeared today for their formal bail application before Judge Shafimana Ueitele. Lucious Murorua, who represents Sakeus Shanghala, James Hatuikulipi and Pius Mwatelula, indicates that his clients' affidavits are not yet ready as they have not been commissioned yet. The State will be served with the documents on Wednesday while the trio will not be testifying. On the other hand, former Fishcor Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mike Nghipunya, Otneel Shuudifonya and Phillipus Mwapopi commenced their bail applications, with Nghipunya taking the stand first. Nghipunya…

21 Oct

Judgment of hostel patron accused sodomy in two weeks

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Eba Kandovazu THE Windhoek High court today postponed the judgement of a former school hostel caretaker from Otjiwarongo accused of sodomising ten minor boys. Judge Alfred Siboleka initially set the matter down for judgment today. He , however today indicated that the judgment is not ready, adding that he had underestimated the work that needed to be put into compiling Mervin Ngujapeua’s judgment. The suspect is 50 years old. Judge Siboleka says he would be delivering the judgement on 3 November adding that he was busy with the final touches. Ngujapeua allegedly raped the boys at the time he was…

07 Oct

High court joins Fishrot cases

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Eba Kandovazu THE state has been granted permission by the Windhoek High Court to have the two Fishrot cases, namely the Namgomar and Fishcor, joined together as one to avoid a repetition of evidences. Judge Christie Liebenberg today ruled that the application is not a consolidation of the indictments, but that it is just the joining of accused persons with separate offenses in terms of section 156 of the Criminal Procedure Act. State Advocate Ed Marondedze made the application, which was challenged by all the Fishrot suspects, except former Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister, Bernard Esau, and his son-in- law,…

29 Sep

Alleged NIMT’s bosses killer back in the dock

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Eba Kandovazu ERNST Lichtenstrasser, the man accused of brutally gunning down two executives at the Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology(NIMT) in Arandis, has made another appearance in the Windhoek High Court today. Lichtenstrasser, 58, reportedly shot Eckhart Mueller, 72, and Heimo Hellwig, 60, in April 2019, sending shockwaves in the small town. The trial is before Judge Christie Liebenberg, with Deputy Prosecutor General, Antonia Verhoeff, representing the State. Lichtenstrasser denied playing any role in the alleged murders at the start of the trial. He was employed as a Senior Lecturer at the campus in Tsumeb. Lichtenstrasser faces a total…

19 Sep

PG’s case on Fishrot assets hearing in January 2022

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Eba Kandovazu THE Windhoek High Court today set 26 January, 2022, for the hearing of a section 25 of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act 29 of 2004 (POCA) application by Prosecutor General Martha Imalwa, who has approached the court for a property restraint order over assets belonging to Fishrot suspects and companies they own. Judge Orben Sibeya has ordered that the applicants file their heads of argument on or before 6 January, 2022, and that the respondents file theirs no later than 13 January, 2022. The suspects are former Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister, Bernard Esau, former Justice Minister…

02 Aug

Redline case starts end of August

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Tujoromajo Kasuto Windhoek’s Mayor, Job Shipululo Amupanda, says the Redline case is expected to start end of August in the Windhoek High Court. With the case Amupanda is challenging the continued existence of the Redline, also referred to as the Veterinary Cordon Fence (VCF), for more than 100 years. “The court case in which the Land Minister Calle Schlectwein and the government are fighting and defending to keep the colonial instrument, the 1896 Redline that discriminated more than 60 percent of the Namibian [population] for more than 1245 years, will officially start the case planning, before Justice Shafimana Ueitele on…