Police harassed and intimidated people during registration for vacant houses

Police harassed and intimidated people during registration for vacant houses

Police harassed and intimidated people during registration for vacant houses

Stefanus Nashama Social Activist Michael Amushelelo, said the registration of people who want to occupy vacant houses in Windhoek built under the Mass Housing Program was met with harassment and intimidation from the Namibian Police Force last week. Sharing his concern yesterday, Amushelelo said many people could not register due to fear of the Police when the process commenced. “In the past weekend, the police attempted to undermine the fundamental freedoms of the Namibian Constitution,” he stated Amushelelo cited Chapter 3, Article 21 (1) (d) which says all persons shall have the right to assemble peaceably, adding that the police…
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