Yemeni denies guilt in murder case
A Yemeni man arrested for the alleged murder of a Malian national in Windhoek in August 2016 yesterday denied committing the offence.
Murad Esmail Ali Al-Hersh, 39, was arrested on 2 August 2016 after the body of Gamby Maya was discovered in the Kleine Kuppe residential area on 31 July 2016.
Al-Hersh pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder before Magistrate Melissa Elizabeth Mungunda.
Al-Hersh told the court that he understood the charge and that his not guilty plea was in accordance with the instructions he had given his lawyer, Georgitta Losper.
The case was then postponed to 26 September for a decision by the office of the prosecutor-general.
Prosecutor Cedric Tubeho Mundia appeared for the State yesterday.
Al-Hersh was denied bail on 11 November 2016. He was again remanded in custody yesterday.
Al-Hersh, who had lived in South Africa before settling in Namibia, was arrested at Ongwediva in the Oshana Region. He was found in possession of about N$70 000.
It is alleged that Maya, 35, was killed after he failed to account for US$150 000 (about N$2 million) following the conversion of at least US$500 000 into Namibian dollars (approximately N$6.4 million).
Maya was shot once between his eyes while sitting in his green Hyundai Elantra sedan, which was later found abandoned in Windhoek's Olympia residential area.
Murad Esmail Ali Al-Hersh, 39, was arrested on 2 August 2016 after the body of Gamby Maya was discovered in the Kleine Kuppe residential area on 31 July 2016.
Al-Hersh pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder before Magistrate Melissa Elizabeth Mungunda.
Al-Hersh told the court that he understood the charge and that his not guilty plea was in accordance with the instructions he had given his lawyer, Georgitta Losper.
The case was then postponed to 26 September for a decision by the office of the prosecutor-general.
Prosecutor Cedric Tubeho Mundia appeared for the State yesterday.
Al-Hersh was denied bail on 11 November 2016. He was again remanded in custody yesterday.
Al-Hersh, who had lived in South Africa before settling in Namibia, was arrested at Ongwediva in the Oshana Region. He was found in possession of about N$70 000.
It is alleged that Maya, 35, was killed after he failed to account for US$150 000 (about N$2 million) following the conversion of at least US$500 000 into Namibian dollars (approximately N$6.4 million).
Maya was shot once between his eyes while sitting in his green Hyundai Elantra sedan, which was later found abandoned in Windhoek's Olympia residential area.
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