Boxer Jonas Junias waits to hear fate

Namibian amateur boxer Jonas Junias is yet to appear in court, almost two months after he was released from police custody following allegations of attempted rape of a housekeeper at the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC) president Abner Xoagub told Namibian Sun yesterday that they were still waiting to hear the new court date.

Junias was arrested in Brazil following an alleged attempted sexual assault of a Brazilian housemaid at the Athletes'' Village in early August during the 2016 Olympic Games.











“You have to appeal to the High Court and if the High Court has to make a decision it must get the case on their court roll. Now if their roll is already full they have to get an open date so, they don''t have a date allocated yet for the hearing so that the judge''s decision can be made,” he said.

He added that all the cases that happened during the Olympic Games needed to be allocated dates.

“So that is where the delay is now but as soon as they get a date, the hearing will take place and then we will have a decision. But at this point in time they don''t have a date yet.”

Jonas is in the custody of the Namibian embassy in Brazil while he awaits his appearance in court.

The Namibian boxer, who carried the country''s flag during the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games, was allowed to compete in his scheduled fight after being released from jail.



Despite a strong start he was defeated by Hassan Amzile of France in the preliminary round during their light welterweight fight.



KAINO NGHITONGO