Fishrot civil case judge recuses himself over ACC chief friendship
A hearing of a wide-ranging application by four of the individuals charged in the Fishrot fraud, corruption and racketeering case could not proceed as scheduled in the Windhoek High Court yesterday after the judge assigned to the matter recused himself from the case. Judge Boas Usiku informed the four accused – former attorney general and […] The post Fishrot civil case judge recuses himself over ACC chief friendship appeared first on The Namibian .
A hearing of a wide-ranging application by four of the individuals charged in the Fishrot fraud, corruption and racketeering case could not proceed as scheduled in the Windhoek High Court yesterday after the judge assigned to the matter recused himself from the case.
Judge Boas Usiku informed the four accused – former attorney general and minister of justice Sacky Shanghala, James Hatuikulipi, Otneel Shuudifonya and Pius Mwatelulo – and lawyers representing the respondents in the matter that he decided not to hear the case assigned to him because he and the second respondent cited in the matter, ACC director general Paulus Noa, are friends.
Their friendship could create a view that he would be biased in the matter, Usiku said before he postponed the application to 9 July, when it should appear again on the case management roll of deputy judge president Shafimana Ueitele.
