Hertta-Maria Amutenja A total of 20 members of the Namibian Police Force have been charged with drug-related crimes while 10 others have been charged with murder over the last three years. This is according to Namibian Police Inspector General, Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo, who disclosed that over the past three years, 20 cases involving drug-related...
November 6, 2024
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Martine Moïse: Wife of Haiti’s murdered president charged over his killing
A judge in Haiti has charged the widow of murdered President Jovenel Moïse in connection with the assassination of the former leader on 7 July 2021. Martine Moïse, who was injured in the attack in which her husband was killed, is one of dozens of people charged following a two-year investigation. According to a legal...
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Hunter Biden and Burisma: FBI source charged with lying about Biden bribe claims
An ex-FBI informant has been charged with making false statements about an alleged bribery scheme involving a Ukrainian company, President Joe Biden and his son Hunter. Alexander Smirnov, 43, is accused of lying about the Bidens accepting payments from energy firm Burisma. The Justice Department said Mr Smirnov gave false statements to the FBI because...
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Kenyan cult leader charged with 191 murders
A CULT leader in Kenya has been charged with murder after more than 400 bodies were found buried in shallow graves in a remote forest in the east of the country. Survivors and victims’ families have said Paul Mackenzie urged followers to fast in order to “go see Jesus”. He and 29 others pleaded not...
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Zambian truck drivers charged with attempted murder
The charges against two Zambian men, who were arrested for assaulting a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex community near Walvis Bay last week, have been changed to attempted murder. Shabome Shiaimense (27) and Jonathan Kamfwa (40) appeared in the Walvis Bay Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Public prosecutor Victoria Shikesho told the...
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RA executives charged over ‘inflated’ N$16m vehicle deal
Two top executives from the Roads Authority (RA) are being charged following accusations of inflating a vehicle-purchasing tender worth N$16 million. The two executives are the RA’s transportation executive officer, Sidney Boois and divisional manager Richard Milinga. RA chief executive Conrad Lutombi has confirmed an internal investigation into both. Boois and Milinga are expected to...
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88 Youth accomplices in high profile crime bust not yet charged
As investigations continue following the bust of a massive criminal syndicate in Windhoek, it has come to light that the 88 Namibian youths apprehended during the operation have not yet been charged. Instead, they are being held in a secure and undisclosed location while further investigations are conducted and a decision from the Prosecutor General...
