Unfair to keep innocent man in custody, Ondangwa court hears

Murder accused Abner Mateus says it would be unfair for the court to deny bail to his nephew and co-accused, Petrus Shikwaya.

Mateus, who is accused of masterminding the fatal attack on prosecutor Justine Shiweda last year, made the remarks while testifying during Shikwaya’s bail hearing in the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court on Friday.

He was responding to the state’s contention that it has a strong case against Shikwaya and that granting him bail would not be in the interests of the administration of justice.