60 000 Windhoek warrants outstanding
At least 60 000 warrants are currently outstanding while the number increases, on average, by 500 monthly. This is according to the Windhoek City Police that revealed these shocking statistics this week.
Speaking on the matter, City Police spokesperson Fabian Amukwelele said: “The Windhoek City Police had a resounding operation on Warrants of Arrest. The operation involved going to corporate organisations and various government entities to execute warrants of arrest issued by the Magistrate's Court. To date, a total of 63 people were arrested and escorted to court to settle their warrants, including a foreign national who was randomly pulled off the road during the operation for not being possession of an authorisation to transport passengers.”
A traffic warrant is a warrant for a person's arrest. The court issues a traffic warrant when a motorist fails to pay a traffic fine or fails to appear in court to answer to a traffic summons. When a road user receives a traffic ticket, they either pay the fine or appear in court.
“Failure to comply may result in the court issuing a warrant of arrest and a penalty of N$2 000 for contempt of court, which is then added to the original fine. If a member of the public suspects he or she may have a traffic warrant, they can contact the City Police to make arrangements to pay the fine. The current arrangement with the court is that drivers who voluntarily come to our office to check if they have warrants of arrest will not be arrested,” he warned.
“The operations on these warrants are a continues process and do not have an expiry date. It is only the method of operations that will change from time to time, for example setting up of temporary road block or going to work and residential places,” Amukwelele concluded.
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Speaking on the matter, City Police spokesperson Fabian Amukwelele said: “The Windhoek City Police had a resounding operation on Warrants of Arrest. The operation involved going to corporate organisations and various government entities to execute warrants of arrest issued by the Magistrate's Court. To date, a total of 63 people were arrested and escorted to court to settle their warrants, including a foreign national who was randomly pulled off the road during the operation for not being possession of an authorisation to transport passengers.”
A traffic warrant is a warrant for a person's arrest. The court issues a traffic warrant when a motorist fails to pay a traffic fine or fails to appear in court to answer to a traffic summons. When a road user receives a traffic ticket, they either pay the fine or appear in court.
“Failure to comply may result in the court issuing a warrant of arrest and a penalty of N$2 000 for contempt of court, which is then added to the original fine. If a member of the public suspects he or she may have a traffic warrant, they can contact the City Police to make arrangements to pay the fine. The current arrangement with the court is that drivers who voluntarily come to our office to check if they have warrants of arrest will not be arrested,” he warned.
“The operations on these warrants are a continues process and do not have an expiry date. It is only the method of operations that will change from time to time, for example setting up of temporary road block or going to work and residential places,” Amukwelele concluded.
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