Woes Mount For Namibia's Fishrot Accused
Politicians and businessmen who are accused of receiving more than N$130 million (U.S.$7,7 million) in bribes for fishing quotas are likely to face more charges, an investigator of the Anti-Corruption Commission has said. These new details were revealed during the bail hearing of suspended Fishcor CEO Mike Nghipunya. The group faces multiple counts of fraud, bribery, corruptly using the office for gratification, money laundering, and conspiring to commit corruption.
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Namibia:
Fishrot Accused to Face More Charges
New Era, 8 June 2020
Politicians and businessmen who are accused of receiving more than N$130 million in bribes for fishing quotas are likely to face more charges, an investigator of the… Read more »
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Namibia:
No Bail, Fishrot Case Postponed
Namibian, 4 June 2020
AN ATTEMPT to persuade a magistrate to refuse another postponement of the Fishrot corruption case, in which ex-ministers Bernhard Esau and Sacky Shanghala and four co-accused have… Read more »
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Namibia:
Pressure to Wrap Up Fishrot Probe
Namibian, 1 June 2020
THE state is under pressure to complete the investigation into the corruption, fraud and money laundering charges that have landed former ministers Bernhard Esau and Sacky… Read more »
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Namibia:
Fishrot Accused Contributed to Economic Woes - Prosecution
New Era, 27 May 2020
The State has accused those implicated in the multi-million-dollar fisheries bribery scandal of having contributed to the country's economic demise. Read more »
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Namibia:
Fishrot Investigators Widen Net
New Era, 26 May 2020
One of the officers investigating the infamous Fishrot scandal says the amount misappropriated by those implicated has increased to N$13o million. Read more »
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Former ministers Bernhard Esau and Sacky Shanghala and their four co-accused in the fishing quotas corruption case are set to remain in custody, following the failure to get a court order for their release. They are charged with having been involved in a scheme in which Icelandic companies allegedly paid them at least N$103 million (U.S.$6,9 million) to get access to Namibian fishing quotas.
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The Institute for Public Policy Research has advised President Hage Geingob to remove all tainted politicians, including those that have been convicted but given an option to pay a fine, from the Swapo parliamentary list. This comes after Fisheries minister Bernhard Esau and justice minister Sacky Shanghala allegedly abused their positions to secure massive kickbacks in return for securing fishing licenses, including for Iceland's biggest seafood company, Samherji, according to Wikileaks'
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