The High Court has sworn in two Deputy Judges Presidents and several Acting Judges.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, acting on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission, appointed the judges, who were sworn in by Deputy Chief Justice Petrus Damaseb.
High Court Judge Shafimana Ueitele said he will not recuse himself from the case in which Professor Job Amupanda is challenging the legality of the veterinary Red Line.
The judge’s decision comes after Amupanda made a slew of allegations against him, which were widely publicized.
Spokesperson at the Judiciary, Vikitoria Hango, has confirmed that the Judicial Service Commission has received a complaint filed by Dr. Job Amupanda against High Court Judge Shafimana Ueitele.
The High Court proceedings in the contentious Veterinary Cordon Fence (Red Line) case took another turn as Judge Shafimana Ueitele rejected a report by a government-commissioned consortium led by prominent lawyer Dirk Conradie.
The High Court proceedings in the Veterinary Cordon Fence (Red Line) case became heated when lawyers representing activist Professor Job Shipululo Amupanda announced their decision not to proceed with a previously indicated application for the recusal of Judge Shafimana Ueitele.
Judge Shafimana Ueitele has ordered the Namibian Government to release four Angolan children who have been in state custody for more than four years.
In 2018, the state opened a case against businessman Simon Andjamba on charges of human trafficking.
