Namibia: Fishrot Accused Lose Supreme Court Challenge Over Seized Assets

The Supreme Court has dealt a blow to an attempt by three of the accused in the Fishrot fraud, corruption and racketeering case to restrict the prosecutor general’s use of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (Poca) to obtain asset restraint orders.

An appeal of former attorney general and minister of justice Sacky Shanghala, James Hatuikulipi and Pius Mwatelulo against a Poca restraint order in respect of a wide range of assets belonging to them was dismissed in the Supreme Court in Windhoek on…