Naomi Fisch's lawyer told the Rehoboth Magistrates Court that Mandrax is not classified as a dangerous drug under the law but rather as a dependence-producing substance, as the bail hearing in the matter continued with cross-examination of senior police officer Pendukeni Nghuluwa.
Naomi Fisch’s lawyer told the Rehoboth Magistrate's Court that Mandrax is not classified as a dangerous drug under the law but rather as a dependence-producing substance, as the bail hearing in the matter continued with cross-examination of senior police officer Pendukeni Nghuluwa.
The credibility of the police investigation took centre stage in the Rehoboth Magistrate's Court when defence lawyer Winnie Christians accused investigators of presenting a version of events that "does not exist" in the bail hearing of Naomi Fisch.
Detective Inspector Frans Job has denied claims the task team investigating the Namdia heist is biased.
He said this when cross-examined by bail applicant George Cloete during the bail application hearing in the Keetmanshoop Magistrates' Court on Friday.
Police Detective Inspector Frans Job has opposed granting bail to brothers George and Bino Cloete during their bail application hearing in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate's Court.
The officer cited likely interference with witnesses and the ongoing investigation.
Bail applicant Bino Cloete has testified under cross-examination that his brother and co-accused, George Cloete, deposited large sums of money totalling close to N$2 million.
The duo face charges of violating the Prevention of Organised Crime Act and illicit trafficking under the Diamonds Act.
Detective Inspector Pendukeni Nghuluwa took the witness stand to oppose bail for Naomi Fisch, describing her as a well-known drug dealer in Rehoboth.
Nghuluwa stated that Fisch has a history of arrests and currently has a pending drug case.
Bail applicant George Cloete has objected to cross-examination by the state on his bank account transactions during his bail application hearing in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.
Bail applicant George Cloete has objected to cross-examination by the state on his bank account transactions during his bail application hearing in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate's court.
Cloete faces counts of violating the Prevention of Organised Crime Act and illicit trafficking under the Diamond Act.
The Keetmanshoop Magistrate's Court has adjourned the bail application hearing of brothers George Cloete and Bino Cloete until tomorrow.
George Cloete, who was the first to testify, pleaded not guilty when the bail hearing began in December last year.
