Africa-Press – Namibia. The Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) has voiced concern over the postponement of the China Town court case to 21 November 2022.
The Katutura Magistrate’s Court on Monday moved the case of NEFF member Michael Amushelelo, Affirmative Repositioning activist Dimbulukeni Nauyoma and five others to next month for further investigations and for the prosecutor general to make a final decision.
They are accused of leading protests against the destruction of counterfeit goods belonging to Namibians, while the Namibian government allegedly allows foreign nationals to sell similar goods.
In a media release on Thursday, NEFF’s Kalimbo Iipumbu said the party did not anticipate that such a case, involving citizens who took the initiative to exercise their democratic right to protest action, would take long to resolve in court.
“The party has taken note of the gravely concerning incompetence of the state in its inability to expedite investigations and have the matter put to rest via due court process,” Iipumbu said.
He added that the party believes there can be no justice in the country as long as certain groups of businesspeople are allowed to trade in counterfeit goods while the Namibian Revenue Agency (Namra) burns down goods belonging to the citizens.
“Up to this day and even as our members continue to be in and out of the courts, and continue to face the likely threat of arrest, no single business has been visited at China Town by Namra, no counterfeit product from that business area has been burnt down,” he said.
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