If I can recall correctly, Mr Muchali wrote a letter to the paper saying that this government came to imprison the Caprivians and oppressed them.

Now it's so ironic that he is saying that he is homesick and he wants the President to forgive them.

Yes, they can be forgiven, but will they bring back the lives they took when they attacked Caprivi? And if that is not enough, still their comrades in arms are not ready to give up what they think is a struggle.

Now if we let him (Muchali) come back and just forgive him without trial, we will be living with the danger, and that means that we will not be safe from barbaric attacks such as the ones that happened in the North-East.

I once replied to his letter through The Namibian newspaper, that if he is a man enough he must come and face the law and be responsible for his wrongdoings.

For now we can say that if he truly regrets what he did, than he must admit that he did wrong to assist in killing innocent lives in the Caprivi.

Violence is not the way to solve things.

If they now that they have strong proof that Caprivi is a different country as they are saying, then they must come to a table and deal with that as diplomats, not as rebels.

Now the government must try to look at both sides of the things.

I'm warning them that if we let go these guys off the hook, then we are doomed to the end.

They must face what they deserve and give them a free trial, and I'm sure our government has a strong case against them.

George Hipondoka Jr.

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