Court seeks second suspect in former general’s stock-theft case

KENYA KAMBOWERUNDUThe Kavango West police are yet to arrest a second suspect in a stock-theft case involving former NDF Major-General Thomas Hamuyela.Hamunyela (64), who was arrested in January and granted bail of N$5 000, made his second appearance before the Rundu Magistrate’s Court yesterday.Hamunyela, represented by Sisa Namandje, appeared before Magistrate Hellen Olaiya, who postponed the matter to 24 May for further police investigation.Prosecutor Godfrey Shivolo informed the court that investigations were still ongoing and that a second suspect would be arrested.Hamunyela was charged with one count of stock theft after he allegedly stole three oxen and two cows belonging to Sipipa Thadeus Naironga at Mutorwa village.The cattle - valued at N$29 000 - were allegedly found in Hamunyela’s possession.Assault rifleThe second suspect apparently was an employee of Hamunyela’s at the time of the theft.The second suspect is said to have been in the vehicle when Naironga identified his cattle among those of Hamunyela, but he fled and has been on the run ever since.Namibian Sun has established that the State is probing why Hamunyela was in possession of an AK-47 assault rifle although the law prohibits civilians from owning automatic weapons.During his bail hearing in January, he told the court that he owned an assault rifle so that he could assist state security if the need arose.Corruption chargesThe former commander is no stranger to the courtroom. In 2016, he was accused of using a government vehicle and property for private use.At the time, the Anti-Corruption Commission decided that Hamunyela should be charged on three counts of fraud and corruption for using an NDF vehicle and a soldier to transport building material to the construction site of his private home at Sivaradi village.He also faced a case of attempting to defeat the course of justice by allegedly falsifying a letter dated January 2015 in which he claimed that he had permission to make use of the NDF’s water tanker, tents, blankets and a grinder during the construction of his house.In 2016, Namibian Sun reported that Hamunyela was summoned to appear before the Rundu regional court, but did now show.Attempts to get information on this case proved futile at the time of going to print.kenya@namibiansun.com

Court seeks second suspect in former general’s stock-theft case

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