State to call last witness in N$3.1bn customs fraud trial
The state has been given a chance to call its last witness to testify in the trial of eight people facing 1 583 criminal charges in connection with an alleged customs fraud scheme involving more than N$3 billion. A postponement so that the state can call a London-based chartered accountant, Roy Waligora, as a witness […] The post State to call last witness in N$3.1bn customs fraud trial appeared first on The Namibian .
The state has been given a chance to call its last witness to testify in the trial of eight people facing 1 583 criminal charges in connection with an alleged customs fraud scheme involving more than N$3 billion.
A postponement so that the state can call a London-based chartered accountant, Roy Waligora, as a witness in the trial about alleged customs fraud committed between 2013 and 2016 will be the last postponement given to the state, judge Eileen Rakow said after she delivered a ruling in the Windhoek High Court on Monday.
Rakow said she wants the state’s case in the trial, which started in January, to reach its end by the middle of December.
The state’s application for a postponement, which was opposed by defence lawyers involved in the trial, was granted after Rakow noted that Waligora will be called as an expert witness who led a team that compiled a forensic report about alleged fraud and money laundering committed with import transactions in Namibia.
