Hishoono eats own words in FLON lawsuit

JEMIMA BEUKES WINDHOEKThe man being sued by First Lady Monica Geingos said the video in which he insulted her was not for her eyes and that, at the time, he did not know the contents of the video would be harmful to her.Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) Ohangwena regional leader Abed Hishoono was at pains to explain the motif behind the video in court during cross-examination yesterday.He is being sued for aggravated defamation and damage to reputation and dignity for his claims that Geingos had children with Fishrot accused James Hatuikulipi. Hishoono said he based his information on social media rumours.“The collapse of Air Namibia made me record the video. I was not talking to the public but a group of friends on a social platform. I did not know it would be circulated. When we talk our things, we are not targeting anyone; it is just a discussion of a rumour that was going around.“We are politicians and we speak about politics,” he said in an attempt to justify the video.He added: “I did not deliberately and consciously circulate it [the video] to the group; it was just a discussion that went too far. This was not supposed to tarnish her image”.Hishoono also admitted that he did not have sufficient evidence to support his remarks.Despite claiming that the civil lawsuit is politically motivated, he nonetheless apologised and admitted that he was wrong. ‘Extremely offended’During her testimony in court yesterday, Geingos said the allegations that she has a child with Hatuikulipi or had a part in the collapse of the Air Namibia, which was dissolved, is devoid of all truth.Hishoono also claimed that Hatuikulipi “arranged a wife for the president [Hage Geingob]”, to which Geingos responded saying she was “extremely offended”.“A narrative is being pushed aimed at making members of public believe that I was clandestinely involved in the collapse of Air Namibia through my business interests in Westair,” she said.“This was at a time when the liquidation of Air Namibia was an emotive topic - and to suggest that I corruptly and inappropriately influenced government’s decisions on the liquidation of Air Namibia in order to advance my own economic interest.”Geingos also took issue with Hishoono’s allegation that Hatuikulipi arranged her marriage to Geingob, suggesting that her nuptials to the head of state was not of her own free will. The two exchanged vows in 2015.“There is no truth in these allegations. They were made to tarnish my name, harm my feelings and violate my dignity and that of my family including my children – who were deeply hurt and also subjected to public stigmatisation given the context in which the allegations were made and the indirect link to them in an ongoing criminal manner,” she told the court.She added that Hishoono aggravated these defamatory claims by going onto Facebook to say “meet Abed Hishoono, the first man ever to be sued by the First Lady of Namibia, if not in the whole world” and this led to her being abused and mocked online.Consequentially corruptAnother aggravating factor was when Hishoono allegedly stated that just by being married to Geingob, Geingos was consequentially corrupt.“My feelings were further deeply harmed by this attack by the course of the litigation. I have been advised, which I accept as correct, that this attack violates my right to dignity,” she told the court.Geingos’ legal team also accused Hishoono of using his standing in society to further a political agenda by insulting her.Geingos is represented by Sisa Namandje while Hishoono conducted his own defence. The matter continues today before judge Orben Sibeya.

Hishoono eats own words in FLON lawsuit

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Namibian Sun 2026-11-10

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