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.

Ueitele this morning said that Amupanda's statements created tensions within the judiciary.

Judge Ueitele stated that Amupanda’s remarks had placed him in a difficult position, as any ruling he makes could be considered biased.

Among the allegations, Amupanda claimed that Judge Ueitele had been exempted from paying taxes on two farms, however, the Judge said he would refrain from defending himself on this particular allegation but said that he had disclosed the fact that he owned a commercial farm south of the Red Line and that Amupanda omitted this information from his revelation. 

"The minister did not only exempt me from paying tax, but all qualifying farmers," said Ueitele. "Therefore singling me out from out of 2,000 individuals is malicious; there is no basis, and this is unsubstantiated."

Amupanda also alleged that a brother of the Judge had received land for free under former Minister Carl Schlettwein. To this, Ueitele said that Amupanda's allegations are vague.

Another allegation was that Judge Ueitele had benefitted from a GIPF loan of N$5 million to buy an abattoir that was later written off. Judge Ueitele said the allegations are vague and unsubstantiated. 

Amupanda has also lodged a complaint against the judge with the Law Society of Namibia.

He said Amupanda's utterances were merely efforts to deter the Judge from delivering an objective ruling.