The Windhoek High Court is poised to announce its judgement today in response to a challenge by the Fishrot accused.
James Hatuikulipi, former Justice Minister Sacky Shanghala, and two of their co-accused want High Court Judge Kobus Miller removed from the bench, citing his age.
The Fishrot scandal trial faces delays amid legal and financial challenges. This came out during the status hearing for the trial.
Fishrot accused Tamson Hatuikulipi and his wife, Ndapandula Hatuikulipi, have escaped a lawsuit after reaching a settlement agreement with L.I.T. Construction and Formwork CC.
The couple was being sued for over N$600,000.
The bail hearing of the former Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister, Bernhardt Esau, has been postponed to the 9th of June.
Esau is implicated in one of the biggest multimillion-dollar fishing corruption scandals.
Former Fisheries Minister Bernhardt Esau points fingers at key figures in an explosive testimony.
The Former Minister of Marine Resources Bernhardt Esau asserted that Namibia and its citizens benefited from an agreement that was entered into with Angola.
Esau said this during the continuation of his bail hearing application.
Former Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Bernhardt Esau has refuted claims that the fishing corruption scandal has resulted in an estimated 18 000 job losses in the fishing industry.
Esau maintained that the job losses were a result of the illegal strike the workers undertook.
The Office of the Prosecutor General wrote to Fishrot accused, Nigel van Wyk's legal representative, confirming that the State will consider favorably an offer he allegedly made to plead guilty to the charge of attempting to obstruct the course of justice.
Fishrot accused and former Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Bernhardt Esau told the High Court on Thursday that his co-accused, specifically Mike Nghipunya, used his name to distribute and sell fishing quotas while redirecting funds meant for Governmental Objectives for their own benefit.
A three-judge Supreme Court bench has dashed all hopes of bail for six 'Fishrot' accused when it dismissed their appeal against the High Court's refusal to grant bail.
The appellants challenged a discrepancy between the transcribed version and the signed version of April 11, 2022, judgment.
