A BUSINESSMAN based in northern Namibia who is charged over the poaching of two rhinos near Etosha National Park is facing an extended stay in jail, after his appeal against being denied bail failed in the Windhoek High Court last week.
The magistrate who turned down Petrus Shihepo Shimuningeni's request to be granted bail correctly found it would not be in the best interest of the public to release him on bail, acting judge Eileen Rakow said in a judgement in which an appeal by Shimuningeni against the magistrate's ruling ended up being struck from the court roll.
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