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Tuesday, April 23, 2002 - Web posted at 9:18:07 pm GMT

NUNW pays for riot suspects' lawyer

THE legal costs of 14 people accused of malicious damage to property during a protest march at Tsumeb last year will be met by the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW).

Public Prosecutor Zenobia Barry told The Namibian that the case of the 14 had been postponed to July 4 at the request of NUNW-appointed lawyer Clive Kavendjii.

The 14 suspects were supposed to be appear in the Tsumeb's Magistrate's Court last Monday.

Kavendjii, of the law firm Nate Ndauendapo & Associates, requested the postponement to prepare for the case, Barry said.

Ndauendapo confirmed to The Namibian on Friday that his firm had been instructed by the trade union to represent the suspects.

Unionist Ranga Haikali said he instructed lawyers to act for the suspected rioters after they approached the union for assistance as they could not afford to pay for a legal representative.

The 14, who include three minors, are charged with malicious damage to property during a protest march organised by the NUNW in October last year.

They were among about 300 protesters who allegedly caused severe damage to the Auto Tech Namibia business outlet at Tsumeb.

The business belongs to Rainier Arangies, who faces a charge of murder after he shot dead a member of the Namibia Defence Force on his premises.

The 11 adults facing charges are: Alfons Shoombe (25), Johannes Shikwambi (29), Andreas Daniel (22), Esther Auala (41), Magdalena Shilandula (51), Gerson Nawaseb (52), Jackson Kauaja (26), Ndahala Nekongo (29), Hendrik Thomas (36), Paulina Josef (23) and Reinholdt Shamba (35).

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