Namibia: Fishrot Accused Says Recusal Bid Aims to Delay Trial

The first accused in the Fishrot fraud, corruption and racketeering case, Ricardo Gustavo, is alleging that an application for acting judge Marilize du Plessis to step down from the case is intended to delay the start of his long-pending trial.

Gustavo makes the claim in an affidavit filed at the Windhoek High Court in response to an application in which two of his co-accused, former attorney general and minister of justice Sacky Shanghala and James Hatuikulipi, are asking Du Plessis to recuse…