Namibian ex-ministers embroiled in fish scandal to spend New Year in jail
The former justice minister and fishing minister are accused of taking kickbacks from Icelandic fishing giant Samherjiin
27 December 2019 - 16:18
Windhoek — Two former ministers and four others accused of taking bribes to offer fishing rights in Namibia’s biggest corruption scandal will see in the New Year from custody after a court dismissed their urgent release application on Friday.
The six are accused of conspiring to receive 100-million Namibian dollars (R101m) in kickbacks from subsidiaries of Iceland’s biggest fishing company Samherji to secure quotas...
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