Namibia: 60 000 Drivers On Warrants of Arrest

THE City Police has resorted to going to various corporate organisations and government entities to arrest those with outstanding fines for traffic offences and who had warrants of arrest issued against them.

The spokesperson of the City Police, Edmund Khoaseb, said there are over 60 000 people with outstanding fines in Windhoek, and "to date, 63 people have been arrested and taken to court to pay their traffic fines. Those who do not have money will then unfortunately be locked up".

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