Ex-NSC officials appear on corruption charges
FRED GOEIEMAN
Two former senior officials of the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC), who were arrested this week for alleged corruption, appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Former acting chief administrator Walter Haseb and Ivonne Nande, who was a development officer, were remanded in custody and the case was postponed to 20 October 2017 for further investigation.
The accused indicated that they would lodge a formal bail application on 18 August.
Prosecutor Andreas Joseph objected to the granting of bail because of the seriousness of the offence.
The two were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly misappropriating N$4.9 million at the NSC. They are charged with corruptly using their office for self-gratification.
Kadhila Amoomo, representing Nande, claimed that his client’s procedural rights were violated in that she was never informed of her right to obtain the service of a lawyer before she made a statement.
He requested that the warning statement made to Nande be disclosed in preparation for the bail hearing.
The lawyer also sought the disclosure of the warrant of arrest, warrant of search and summons issued in terms of the Anti-Corruption Act to obtain strategic documents.
“We require these documents to support our position that my client’s procedural rights protected by the Namibian Constitution were breached,” Amoomo argued.
Vito Uanivi, appearing on behalf of Haseb, agreed with his colleague’s submission.
The Prosecution did not have a problem with the request but stated that these matters, particularly the warrant of arrest, would be addressed during the bail application hearing.
Two former senior officials of the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC), who were arrested this week for alleged corruption, appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Former acting chief administrator Walter Haseb and Ivonne Nande, who was a development officer, were remanded in custody and the case was postponed to 20 October 2017 for further investigation.
The accused indicated that they would lodge a formal bail application on 18 August.
Prosecutor Andreas Joseph objected to the granting of bail because of the seriousness of the offence.
The two were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly misappropriating N$4.9 million at the NSC. They are charged with corruptly using their office for self-gratification.
Kadhila Amoomo, representing Nande, claimed that his client’s procedural rights were violated in that she was never informed of her right to obtain the service of a lawyer before she made a statement.
He requested that the warning statement made to Nande be disclosed in preparation for the bail hearing.
The lawyer also sought the disclosure of the warrant of arrest, warrant of search and summons issued in terms of the Anti-Corruption Act to obtain strategic documents.
“We require these documents to support our position that my client’s procedural rights protected by the Namibian Constitution were breached,” Amoomo argued.
Vito Uanivi, appearing on behalf of Haseb, agreed with his colleague’s submission.
The Prosecution did not have a problem with the request but stated that these matters, particularly the warrant of arrest, would be addressed during the bail application hearing.
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