Africa-Press – Namibia.
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has urged that the legislature invoke gun laws amid rising cases of weapon misuse by police officers.
PDM parliamentarian Rosa Mbinge-Tjeundo in Parliament said the illegal use of police-issued firearms, particularly incidents where male officers have fatally shot their romantic partners, warrants scrutiny of current gun laws.
This also means examining internal controls and disciplinary mechanisms within police departments.
“These tragic incidents, which continue to happen in different parts of Namibia, raise serious questions about firearm control, off-duty weapon possession, emotional fitness for duty and enforcement of existing police regulations,” she stated in Parliament on Wednesday.
“Police firearms are intended to protect the public and not to become instruments of domestic violence,” she said. Meanwhile, police are also reportedly involved in drug abuse and drug trafficking.
PDM’s lawmaker Diederik Vries said reports and arrests linked to drug-related offences in towns such as Rehoboth, Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Oshakati, Rundu, Katima Mulilo and Windhoek have raised questions about the integrity of some officers entrusted with enforcing our laws.
“At a time when communities, especially the youth, are suffering from the devastating effects of drug abuse, any involvement or protection of criminal drug networks by law enforcement officers represents a direct threat to public trust, national security and the rule of law,” he said.
These concerns were raised during the notice of questions for 12 February 2026 and were directed to the Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security Lucia Iipumbu.
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