On 27 August 2014 Frieda Ndatipo was shot dead when a group of protesters clashed with police officers in front of Swapo head office in Windhoek. You can read more about that and watch the video HERE
After a public outcry then Prime Minister Dr. Hage Geingob instructed the Ombudsman to carry out an impartial investigation into the incident. The Ombudsman's report was handed to Justice Minister Albert Kawana in December 2014. It was not made public.
It took another 4 months before prosecutor general Martha Imalwa decided NOT to prosecute anyone in this case.
Now Minister Kawana has requested an inquest to be held, as we are told HERE
The very fact that a)it took 7 months to come to the decision of b)NO prosecution proves that something is very wrong here.
Allowing the police to carry and use live ammunition on their own initiative is a violation of Article 6 of the Namibian Constitution, which forbids the death penalty and executions. Allowing them to open fire at demonstrators once again violates Article 17.
The decision of the prosecutor general to NOT prosecute anyone in this case is either a sign of gross incompetence or an acknowledgement of the fact that we now live in a police state.
After a public outcry then Prime Minister Dr. Hage Geingob instructed the Ombudsman to carry out an impartial investigation into the incident. The Ombudsman's report was handed to Justice Minister Albert Kawana in December 2014. It was not made public.
It took another 4 months before prosecutor general Martha Imalwa decided NOT to prosecute anyone in this case.
Now Minister Kawana has requested an inquest to be held, as we are told HERE
The very fact that a)it took 7 months to come to the decision of b)NO prosecution proves that something is very wrong here.
Allowing the police to carry and use live ammunition on their own initiative is a violation of Article 6 of the Namibian Constitution, which forbids the death penalty and executions. Allowing them to open fire at demonstrators once again violates Article 17.
The decision of the prosecutor general to NOT prosecute anyone in this case is either a sign of gross incompetence or an acknowledgement of the fact that we now live in a police state.
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