Fishrot trial set to begin
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After years of legal hurdles and postponements, the high-profile Fishrot corruption trial is finally set to begin tomorrow, that is if there are no surprise applications to halt the scheduled proceedings.
After years of legal hurdles and postponements, the high-profile Fishrot corruption trial is finally set to begin tomorrow, that is if there are no surprise applications to halt the scheduled proceedings.
The ongoing Fishrot trial has been suspended again after defence lawyer Mbanga Siyomunji filed a recusal motion against Judge Moses Chinhengo.
Siyomunji's client, Nigel Van Wyk, accuses Chinhengo of bias in his application, saying that he fears an unfair trial with Chinhengo on the bench.
Acting High Court Judge Moses Chinhengo has dismissed an application by Fishrot accused Sacky Shanghala and his co-accused to postpone their case for up to eight months.
Judge Chinhengo did not entertain Shanghala's application, ordering the former Justice Minister and his co-accused to enter a plea.
Magistrate Linus Samunzala will on Thursday continue to hear arguments in the trial of activist Michael Amushelelo and his co-accused, Dimbulukeni Nauyoma, who are facing several charges, including incitement of violence and rioting, after their arrests on March 21.
The highly anticipated Fishrot trial will no longer commence on October 2, 2023, as planned, as a number of accused persons involved in the matter are fighting to have access to their frozen assets and applying for lawyers through the Directorate of Legal Aid.
Walvis Bay Murder accused Azaan Madisia and her brother Steven Mulundu will hear their fate on the 16 May.
The two stand accused of killing and burying 21-year-old Shanon Wasserfall at Walvis Bay in April 2020.
Fresh evidence was revealed during the trial of Azaan Madisia, accused of murdering Shannon Wasserfal.
Following the latest evidence from Madisia's computer, a state witness claimed that the accused may have carefully planned the murder of her friend, Wasserfall, for months.
The trial of Azaan Madisia (30) and Steven Malundu (24) is underway in the Windhoek High Court before Judge Christie Liebenberg. The siblings, charged with the murder of 21-year-old Walvis Bay resident, Shannon Wasserfall in April 2020, appeared before the court to enter their pleas.
The trial of accused murder siblings, Azaan Madisia and Steven Mulundu will commence at the Windhoek High Court tomorrow
At the harbor town of Walvis Bay, about, two years back, the disappearance of 20-year-old Shannon Wasserfall grew traction.