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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>KEETMANSHOOP – \/\/Kharas Regional Council chairperson Joseph Isaacks said the arrest and detention of the Karasburg mayor, chairperson of the management committee and acting chief executive officer (CEO) by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is illegal.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Isaacks, representing the Landless People\u2019s Movement (LPM), called for the charges to be dropped, saying they are not applicable to the conduct of the accused individuals.<\/p>\n

He accused urban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni of giving instructions to the law-enforcement officers to carry out the said arrests.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite being credibly informed about the state of affairs when visiting the Karasburg Town Council during the first week of September 2023, the ACC officials returned to the town on 02 October 2023 with a massive police presence and effected the arrests of the trio,\u201d said Isaacks.<\/p>\n

Karasburg mayor Maria Veldskoen, chairperson of the management committee Franciskus Skeyer and acting CEO Hansina Isaacks were arrested on Monday.<\/p>\n

They appeared in the Karasburg Magistrate\u2019s Court on Tuesday, where their case was postponed to today for them to lodge formal bail applications.<\/p>\n

They were charged under the Anti-Corruption Act for corruptly using their office or position for gratification, and conspiring to commit offences.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the claims that the councillors modified the signatories on the town council\u2019s bank accounts, Isaacks said the chairperson stated that the acting accountant refused to make any payments that were ordered by the mayor.<\/p>\n

On the allegations of the illegal appointment of a personal assistant to the mayor as well as appointing a staff member from the Keetmanshoop Municipality as acting CEO, Isaacks said these are devoid of all truth.<\/p>\n

He said the appointments were carried out through approved council resolutions.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a juristic body, the town council, and not the mayor, appoints a staff member in the office of the chief executive officer and personal assistant to the office of the mayor on a temporary basis,\u201d continued Isaacks.<\/p>\n

According to him, Uutoni\u2019s illegal actions will thus cost government millions as the LPM will institute legal proceedings against the \u201cillegal and malicious\u201d arrests, which were done with the intent to discredit the council and its councillors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe council never conspired, as the charges read, neither did the mayor abuse her powers. There is also no criminal element in the conduct of the town council,\u2019\u2019 emphasised Isaacks.<\/p>\n

He said in terms of legal procedures and requirements, the Office of the Prosecutor General should first be approached for legal advice when politicians are involved before prosecution can take place, which was not the case in this matter.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Namibia. KEETMANSHOOP – \/\/Kharas Regional Council chairperson Joseph Isaacks said the arrest and detention of the Karasburg mayor, chairperson of the management committee and acting chief executive officer (CEO) by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is illegal. On Tuesday, Isaacks, representing the Landless People\u2019s Movement (LPM), called for the charges to be dropped, saying […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":55415,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[234,236,233],"class_list":["post-55416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-namibia","tag-namibia"],"yoast_head":"\nIsaacks condemns LPM councillors\u2019 arrest - Namibia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"KEETMANSHOOP - \/\/Kharas Regional Council chairperson Joseph Isaacks said the arrest and detention of the Karasburg mayor ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/isaacks-condemns-lpm-councillors-arrest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Isaacks condemns LPM councillors\u2019 arrest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"KEETMANSHOOP - 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