FISHROT IN COURT | The Fishrot six suspects charged with receiving bribes worth hundreds of millions from Icelandic seafood giant, Samherji, in exchange for domestic fishing rights, will appear in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court today. The six who include ex-Cabinet ministers for justice and fisheries, Sacky Shangala and Bernard Esau say they have been unfairly prejudiced and held in custody without trial for over a year. Magistrate Vanessa Stanley in September remanded the accused for a final t
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FISHROT IN COURT | The Fishrot six suspects charged with receiving bribes worth hundreds of millions from Icelandic seafood giant, Samherji, in exchange for domestic fishing rights, will appear in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court today. The six who include ex-Cabinet ministers for justice and fisheries, Sacky Shangala and Bernard Esau say they have been unfairly prejudiced and held in custody without trial for over a year. Magistrate Vanessa Stanley in September remanded the accused for a final t
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Fishrot investigations nearly complete Eba Kandovazu A CHIEF investigator from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court said that investigations into the Namgomar case are almost complete and that the graft watchdog only needs another month to properly analyse documents it has recently received from Iceland and Norway. This emerged during a court appearance by the Fishrot accused, who include former Fisheries Minister Bernard Esau, former Justice Minister, Sa
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Fishrot investigations nearly complete Eba Kandovazu A CHIEF investigator from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court said that investigations into the Namgomar case are almost complete and that the graft watchdog only needs another month to properly analyse documents it has recently received from Iceland and Norway. This emerged during a court appearance by the Fishrot accused, who include former Fisheries Minister Bernard Esau, former Justice Minister, Sa
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By: Selma Taapopi #TodayOnOne #Fishrot The bail hearing of fishrot accused Ricardo Gustavo continued in the Windhoek High Court today, where Judge Herman Oosthuizen ruled that Gustavo be released on bail of N$800 000, subject to the following conditions: Watch #TodayOnOne LIVE weekdays 19:00 on: #DStv284, #GOtvNamibia90, DStvNow App, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter | OneAfrica
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By: Selma Taapopi #TodayOnOne #Fishrot The bail hearing of fishrot accused Ricardo Gustavo continued in the Windhoek High Court today, where Judge Herman Oosthuizen ruled that Gustavo be released on bail of N$800 000, subject to the following conditions: Watch #TodayOnOne LIVE weekdays 19:00 on: #DStv284, #GOtvNamibia90, DStvNow App, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter | OneAfrica
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The matter in which the Fishrot accused are to enter pleas to 42 charges related to fraud, corruption, and racketeering, among others, could not continue before the Windhoek High Court on Wednesday. Two of the defence lawyers did not show up, which proved to be a hurdle for the continuation of the matter. Lawyer Florian Beukes has been booked off, while Mbanga Siyomunji is out of town. Former Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Bernhardt Esau, represented by lawyer Florian Beukes, indicat
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The matter in which the Fishrot accused are to enter pleas to 42 charges related to fraud, corruption, and racketeering, among others, could not continue before the Windhoek High Court on Wednesday. Two of the defence lawyers did not show up, which proved to be a hurdle for the continuation of the matter. Lawyer Florian Beukes has been booked off, while Mbanga Siyomunji is out of town. Former Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Bernhardt Esau, represented by lawyer Florian Beukes, indicat
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WATCH | The Fishrot accused arrive in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court for their scheduled appearance. Video: Emmency Nuukala | New Era Newspaper
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WATCH | The Fishrot accused arrive in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court for their scheduled appearance. Video: Emmency Nuukala | New Era Newspaper
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FISHROT TRIAL | The Fishrot corruption trial may encounter another delay after defence lawyers requested a two-week postponement to address the issue of plea explanations and responses to the state's pre-trial memorandum. High Court Judge Moses Chinhengo said that the accused must be given an opportunity to explain their pleas and indicate whether they wish to respond to the pre-trial memorandum. The state, however, maintained that it is ready to proceed with trial and call its first witness wit
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FISHROT TRIAL | The Fishrot corruption trial may encounter another delay after defence lawyers requested a two-week postponement to address the issue of plea explanations and responses to the state's pre-trial memorandum. High Court Judge Moses Chinhengo said that the accused must be given an opportunity to explain their pleas and indicate whether they wish to respond to the pre-trial memorandum. The state, however, maintained that it is ready to proceed with trial and call its first witness wit
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WATCH: Ten Fishrot defendants appeared this morning in the Windhoek High Court before Judge Kobus Miller for pre-trial proceedings. The accused include Mike Nghipunya, Sacky Shanghala, Bernard Esau, James Hatuikulipi, Ricardo Gustavo, Tamson Hatuikulipi, Otneel Shuudifonya, Pius Mwatelulo, Phillipus Mwapopi and Nigel van Wyk. Miller adjourned the case until October 19. All the accused are still in custody except for Gustavo, whose bail application was granted last year. | Namibian Sun
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Some family members of the Fishrot accused held a demonstration today in front of the Windhoek Correctional Facility to express concern about the safety and well-being of some of the trial awaiting inmates who were moved to a communal holding section at the facility. The family, who handed over a petition, stated that they fear that their relatives, who have been in custody without bail, will be killed once moved to this section. Media reports indicated that Tamson Hatuikulipi, James Hatuikulipi
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WATCH | The high-profile Fishrot corruption trial is set to begin tomorrow, 04 February, as 10 accused men face charges involving allegations of large-scale corruption and money laundering linked to the allocation of fishing quotas, with an estimated loss of hundreds of millions of dollars to the government. Watch the proceedings live from 10:00 on #nbcDSTV283, #nbcGOtv21, www.nbcplus.na or on www.youtube.com/@nbcdigitalnews. | NBC Digital News
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WATCH | The Fishrot suspects arrive at the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court for their scheduled appearance. Video: Emmency Nuukala | New Era Newspaper
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By: Joseph Sheefeni The #Fishrot six are set to spend much of the festive season behind bars after their lawyers failed to convince a high court judge to decide on setting aside their warrants of arrest. The judge noted that due to the circumstances of the case, judgement is set for the 27th of December 2019. Watch Today on One on DStv 284, GOtv Namibia 90, DstvNow App and tv2africa.com weekdays at 19h00. | OneAfrica
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Fishrot @ 5 years. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) on Tuesday launched the second Fishrot Human Rights Impact Assessment report in Windhoek. During the launch of the report, IPPR director Graham Hopwood gave a brief background on how the Fishrot case came to public five years ago on 13 November 2019. He further stated that the aim of the report is not to look into the legal process of the Fishrot case, which is subjudice, but to look at the human rights impact of Fishrot. He furt
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The bail hearing of #Fishrot accused Ricardo Gustavo has been postponed to 25 November for closing arguments by High Court judge Herman Oosthuizen. This follows a damning testimony by the lead investigator in the case from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Commissioner Andreas Kanyangela, who objected to the granting of bail for Gustavo. | NBC Digital News
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#Fishrot Update | Shuudifonya has pleaded not guilty to charges of fraud, racketeering and money laundering after allegedly receiving N$2,9 million from a company that bought fishing rights from Fishcor known as Skeleton Coast Trawling which is a subsidiary of the Novanam Group on behalf of former Fishcor CEO, Mike Nghipunya, as an investment for a business venture. Nghipunya and Shuudifonya, agreed on a business deal, in which Nghipunya was supposed to provide capital to the value of N$3 millio
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Professor Roman Grynberg explains details about the Fishrot book and why Namibia lost N$14 billion
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Ricardo Gustavo, one of 10 accused persons in the fishing corruption scandal, #Fishrot, has re-appeared before judge Herman Oosthuizen in the Windhoek High Court in a fresh bid to be released on bail, based on new grounds. However, state attorney, Cliff Lutibezi is objecting against the granting of bail, arguing that Gustavo faces 12 serious charges, and may flee the country, and interfere with witnesses or the investigation. | NBC Digital News
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A senior lawyer representing three high-profile suspects in the #Fishrot corruption scandal says, investigators, abused their powers and deliberately ignored the law during investigations on allegations facing his clients. https://is.gd/aQrFCO | NBC Digital News
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Fishrot mastermind | The Rise and Fall of James Hatuikulipi
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Otniel Shuudifonya testifies for bail, including giving James Hatuikulipi a 'loan'
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#Fishrot accused Ricardo Gustavo has wrapped up his testimony following a week-long bail application in the High Court before judge Herman Oosthuizen. Gustavo and his nine co-accused including politicians and businessmen are allegedly part of a syndicate that hijacked fishing quotas for self-enrichment to the value of hundreds of millions of dollars. | NBC Digital News
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The legal counsel for the #Fishrot accused were questioned by immigration officials and escorted off the premises. It appears that they may have entered the country without valid work permits. Sacky Shanghala and Bernhard Esau are represented by South African lawyer Mike Helens assisted by Advocate Eliaser Nekwaya. James Hatuikulipi, Tamson Hatuikilipi, Ricardo Gustavo and Pius Mwatelulo are represented by South African senior counsel Dawie Joubert assisted by advocate Tinashe Chibwana. This is
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Fishrot bail... Fishrot accused and businessman Tamson Hatuikulipi said he was not involved in the "plundering of resources" as alleged but conducted legitimate business with Samherji and was paid for for his consulting services. Hatuikulipi is in the Windhoek High Court seeking to be released on bail on new grounds based on the 1 June 2023 disclosure from the State. The hearing will continue tomorrow morning. Video:Maria Sheya | New Era Newspaper
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The Windhoek High Court has postponed the bail hearing application of the six men involved in the #Fishrot corruption scandal to 24 January 2022. | NBC Digital News
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