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Six Fishrot suspects denied bail
01 Apr

Six Fishrot suspects denied bail

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Tujoromajo Kasuto High Court Judge Shafimana Ueitele in his judgement today denied bail to six men accused in the Fishrot fraud and corruption case, stating that the accused did not provide sufficient evidence to be granted bail. Sacky Shanghala, Mike Nghipunya, Pius Mwatelulo, James Hatuikulipi, Otneel Shuudifonya and Phillipus Mwapopi are the six whose bail application was unsuccessful. They are charged with racketeering, violating the Anti-Corruption Act, conspiracy, corruptly using an office to receive gratification, fraud, theft, and money laundering, as well as defeating or obstructing the course of justice. The six men, along with four others, are accused of…
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Fishrot bail application takes two-week break
04 Feb

Fishrot bail application takes two-week break

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Eba Kandovazu THE bail application in which some suspects in the Fishrot corruption case are applying to be released on bail has been postponed to 21 February. Judge Shafimana Ueitele says the matter has been scheduled until 4 March. Today, Anti-Corruption Commission Chief Investigator, Andreas Kanyangela was still being cross examined by James Hatuikulipi, Sacky Shanghala and Pius Mwatelulo’s lawyer Advocate Vas Soni. The trio is joined in the bail application by Mike Nghipunya, Otneel Shuudifonya and Phillipus Mwapopi. Soni took issue with the manner in which the ACC issued search warrants for the arrest of the suspects in the…
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Mbumba appointed Sacky, James to manage election campaign money- Nghipunya
08 Nov

Mbumba appointed Sacky, James to manage election campaign money- Nghipunya

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Eba Kandovazu IN his testimony today, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Fishcor, Mike Nghipunya, says then Secretary General of the Swapo Party, Nangolo Mbumba, appointed former Justice Minister, Sacky Shanghala, and James Hatuikulipi to take charge of the money for the election campaignpaid to the party by Fishcor, The two, according to Nghipunya, were also instructed to restructure the Ndilimani cultural group. Nghipunya says he was not responsible for how money was spent by beneficiaries, that Hatuikulipi and Shanghala were the individuals answerable to the ruling party. Swapo has denied that it benefited from the fishrot scandal. This week,…
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02 Nov

Hatuikulipi, Shanghala bail hearing tomorrow

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Eba Kandovazu THE High Court is tomorrow morning hearing the formal bail application of Fishrot alleged masterminds, former Investec Asset Management Managing Director, James Hatuikulipi, and Former Justice Minister, Sacky Shanghala. The bail application was initially scheduled for Monday, before Judge Shafimana Ueitele, but could not proceed because the lawyer, Licious Murorua, representing the duo, was not ready. Murorua requested an extension to next week Monday, saying his clients would be ready then, a request which was declined by Judge Ueitele, before setting down the matter for tomorrow morning. The two are charged alongside former Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister,…
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Hatuikulipi, Shanghala NCS investigation continues . . . as Fishrot accused head to court
22 Apr

Hatuikulipi, Shanghala NCS investigation continues . . . as Fishrot accused head to court

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Rose-Mary Haufiku As Fishrot accused, James Hatuikulipi and former Justice Minister Sacky Shanghala head to court on Thursday for their pre-trial hearing, an investigation by the Namibia Correctional Services (NCS) continues after they were found in possession of mobile phones. According to NCS Windhoek Correctional Facility Head, Deputy Commissioner Manfred Jatamunua, the investigation in the smuggling of the phones, discovered two weeks ago, has been delayed but will continue, although the intention for it to have been done as soon as possible. “Sometimes considering the type of clients that they are, we are very careful not to do things that…
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Hatuikulipi, Shanghala plead privacy over smuggled cell phones
13 Apr

Hatuikulipi, Shanghala plead privacy over smuggled cell phones

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Andrew Kathindi The Fishrot accused James Hatuikulipi and former Justice Minister, Sacky Shanghala who were caught with smuggled phones two weeks ago at Windhoek Central, are stating that the gadgets were required to avoid their conversations being recorded by the correctional services’ recording system. Although it is unknown for how long the two have had the mobile phones, they were found in possession of two devices following a search of their cells after a report had been lodged by prison officers of suspicious activity by the two. “During the interviews with them, what they indicated is that they were using…
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Swapo suspensions late – former PM, analysts
10 Apr

Swapo suspensions late – former PM, analysts

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Andrew Kathindi, Kandjemuni Kamuiiri Former Prime Minister of Namibia, Nahas Angula, is questioning why it has taken the Swapo Party of Namibia so long to suspend Fishrot accused, Sacky Shanghala and Bernard Esau, from the ruling party's central committee and Political Bureau (politburo). Swapo announced that the party had resolved at a Political Bureau (PB) meeting held on 31 March chaired by President Hage Geingob, to remove Esau from the politburo and to suspend both Esau and Shanghala from the party's central committee. "It's better now than never. But for sure it took such a long a time. There is…
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Fishrot case transferred to High Court
06 Feb

Fishrot case transferred to High Court

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Maria Hamutenya and Andrew Kathindi Prosecutor General Martha Imalwa on Friday went ahead with the prosecution of the fishrot accused in relation to Nengomar case. Nengomar is the joint venture between Namibia and Angola which was managed by one of the fishrot suspects, Ricardo Gustavo. A state application for former justice minister Sacky Shanghala's lackey, Nigel van Wyk, to be added to the Fishrot Nengomar case, also succeeded when the accused appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate Court on Friday. Van Wyk has been charged with money laundering and conspiracy to commit fraud, defeating or attempting to defeat the course of…
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Affidavit does not link Geingob to ‘Fishrot’ scandal: former Acting Judge
19 Jan

Affidavit does not link Geingob to ‘Fishrot’ scandal: former Acting Judge

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Staff reporter Windhoek-based lawyer and former Acting High Court Judge, Kaijata Kangueehi, has said that President Hage Geingob’s name being mentioned in Maren de Klerk’s affidavit does not link the head of state to the ‘Fishrot’ scandal. This comes after President Hage Geingob was named in lawyer Maren de Klerk’s affidavit, when he was referred to by James Hatuikulipi and former minister of justice Sacky Shanghala, as the “Boss” for whom certain payments were to be processed. “The whole affidavit is riddled with a lot of hearsay evidence. The investigating authority failed to seek confirmatory affidavits, which renders this affidavit…
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