Airport ground staff caught stealing
Two Air Namibia employees and a South African Express Airways worker were arrested at the weekend for allegedly stealing two bottles of whisky, a bottle of wine, a jacket and pair of shoes from the luggage of a Chinese national en route to China at the Walvis Bay Airport.
The combined value of the items is N$4 620.
Air Namibia employees Leevi Petrus, 58, Castro Sanagi Sanagi, 29, as well as Abed Tangeni Shatilwe, 36, of SA Express appeared in the Walvis Bay Magistrate's Court yesterday on charges of theft.
“The incident was recorded on CCTV camera. The complainant only noticed that the items were missing when he arrived in China. He informed a friend in Namibia who reported the matter to the police. A bottle of whisky and the jacket were recovered,” said Erongo Deputy Police Commissioner Erastus Iikuyu.
The accused appeared before Magistrate Rhivermo Williams. She postponed the matter to 29 June for legal aid and further investigation.
Williams set bail at N$2 000 each, stating that the seriousness of the offence warranted this after prosecutor Tuhaleni Hilikuete initially proposed an amount of N$3 000 bail for each accused. Sanagi pleaded not guilty and indicated that he would conduct his own defence.
Petrus and Shatilwe said they would apply for Legal Aid.
A Walvis Bay Airport employee who requested anonymity welcomed the arrest and said rumours of a syndicate stealing valuables from the luggage of unsuspecting passengers had been circulating for quite some time.
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The combined value of the items is N$4 620.
Air Namibia employees Leevi Petrus, 58, Castro Sanagi Sanagi, 29, as well as Abed Tangeni Shatilwe, 36, of SA Express appeared in the Walvis Bay Magistrate's Court yesterday on charges of theft.
“The incident was recorded on CCTV camera. The complainant only noticed that the items were missing when he arrived in China. He informed a friend in Namibia who reported the matter to the police. A bottle of whisky and the jacket were recovered,” said Erongo Deputy Police Commissioner Erastus Iikuyu.
The accused appeared before Magistrate Rhivermo Williams. She postponed the matter to 29 June for legal aid and further investigation.
Williams set bail at N$2 000 each, stating that the seriousness of the offence warranted this after prosecutor Tuhaleni Hilikuete initially proposed an amount of N$3 000 bail for each accused. Sanagi pleaded not guilty and indicated that he would conduct his own defence.
Petrus and Shatilwe said they would apply for Legal Aid.
A Walvis Bay Airport employee who requested anonymity welcomed the arrest and said rumours of a syndicate stealing valuables from the luggage of unsuspecting passengers had been circulating for quite some time.
OTIS FINCK
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