Truth About Bomb Saga

APART from having slightly improved in their debates, which are now more issue-based, we are receiving some shocking news from lawmakers.

Many of them are honestly not doing justice to the people of this

country.

They are not prepared to give or receive the painful truth.

 

When he was contributing to the debate on the motion about the

reparations for the Herero genocide, DTA Vice President Fillemon

Moongo, said "…let Germany pay … equally let South

Africa pay … equally let Swapo pay for the damages and

injustices done during the liberation struggle.

 

Everybody who committed crimes against Namibians must pay!"

Yes.

 

Well said Mr Moongo! Your presence in the National Assembly is a

symbol of hope.

 

You are one of a few who are determined to speak for the poor,

ordinary persons, especially in the rural areas.

 

Be focused and don't give up whatever they say about you.

 

The religious saying acknowledged that, "A prophet does not get

a recognition within his/her own community".

 

While all the Swapo MPs, who knew about this whole "saga" did

not have the guts to protest and reject, Swapo MP, Jeremia Nambinga

has blundered and blatantly protested that "… it was not

Swapo …nobody was charged on the bombing of Oshakati

Bank".

 

Moongo further argued that he was in Oshakati that time.

 

Where was Nambinga? The case study I am presenting below can be

obtained from the Ondangwa Magistrate's Court for more clarity and

information: The State vs.

 

Leonard Sheehama (1988-1989): The bombing of Barclays Bank at

Oshakati took place on 19 February 1988 at 12:57, has killed 27

people, 50 injured and destroyed the bank's building.

 

Mr.

 

Peter Kalangula, the then Chairman of the Executive Committee of

the Owambo Administration, called for a Judicial Commission of

Enquiry.

 

According to the police reports during his interrogation after

his arrest around Onaheka District on 9 July 1988, Sheehama

admitted the following acts of sabotage: The Atlantic Meat Market,

Walvis Bay, Aug 1986 Post Office, Walvis Bay, Dec 1986 Municipal

Office, Kuisebmond, Dec 1986 Okambebe School in the Omungwelume

area, Dec 1987 Barclays Bank, Oshakati, Feb 1988 The setting of

unknown landmine in Engwena area, March 1988.

 

Sheehama was brought before Mr Christie Liebenberg, a regional

Magistrate at Oshakati, in August 1988 to plead to the 31 charges

in accordance with section 119 of the Criminal Procedure and

Evidence (Act 51 of 1977) which was conducted at Ondangwa

Magistrate's Court on 16 August 1988.

 

After the bank bombing, Sheehama first returned to a Swapo base

at Ononge in Angola for further instructions, equipment and

supplies for further bombing missions, Sheehama told the Court.

 

The accused did not deny that he was a trained "terrorist" and

he told the Court that Swapo gave high priority to the "Bank

Bomb".

 

The court admitted the confessions and convicted Sheehama on all

the charges.

 

He was sentenced to: the death sentence on each of the five

charges of murder, seven years imprisonment on each of the two

charges of sabotage.

 

Sheehama was transferred and kept in the death cell in Pretoria

awaiting the result of his appeal to the Courts of Appeal:

Appellate Division.

 

After Namibia's Independence, Sheehama was released.

 

On arrival at the airport he was welcomed by Minister Toivo ya

Toivo, a Cabinet Minister of Swapo Government who declared Sheehama

a "Namibian Hero".

 

Sheehama died in Namibia a few years after his return.

 

His explicit confession in open court was never withdrawn or

repudiated in a court of law and still stands.

 

That means Swapo has to answer for this shocking atrocity.

 

N Nakandunga Namibia Note: This letter has been shortened

 

Ed

 

They are not prepared to give or receive the painful truth.When he

was contributing to the debate on the motion about the reparations

for the Herero genocide, DTA Vice President Fillemon Moongo, said

"…let Germany pay … equally let South Africa pay

… equally let Swapo pay for the damages and injustices done

during the liberation struggle.Everybody who committed crimes

against Namibians must pay!" Yes.Well said Mr Moongo! Your presence

in the National Assembly is a symbol of hope.You are one of a few

who are determined to speak for the poor, ordinary persons,

especially in the rural areas.Be focused and don't give up whatever

they say about you.The religious saying acknowledged that, "A

prophet does not get a recognition within his/her own

community".While all the Swapo MPs, who knew about this whole

"saga" did not have the guts to protest and reject, Swapo MP,

Jeremia Nambinga has blundered and blatantly protested that

"… it was not Swapo …nobody was charged on the

bombing of Oshakati Bank".Moongo further argued that he was in

Oshakati that time.Where was Nambinga? The case study I am

presenting below can be obtained from the Ondangwa Magistrate's

Court for more clarity and information: The State vs.Leonard

Sheehama (1988-1989): The bombing of Barclays Bank at Oshakati took

place on 19 February 1988 at 12:57, has killed 27 people, 50

injured and destroyed the bank's building.Mr.Peter Kalangula, the

then Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Owambo

Administration, called for a Judicial Commission of

Enquiry.According to the police reports during his interrogation

after his arrest around Onaheka District on 9 July 1988, Sheehama

admitted the following acts of sabotage: The Atlantic Meat Market,

Walvis Bay, Aug 1986 Post Office, Walvis Bay, Dec 1986 Municipal

Office, Kuisebmond, Dec 1986 Okambebe School in the Omungwelume

area, Dec 1987 Barclays Bank, Oshakati, Feb 1988 The setting of

unknown landmine in Engwena area, March 1988.Sheehama was brought

before Mr Christie Liebenberg, a regional Magistrate at Oshakati,

in August 1988 to plead to the 31 charges in accordance with

section 119 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence (Act 51 of 1977)

which was conducted at Ondangwa Magistrate's Court on 16 August

1988.After the bank bombing, Sheehama first returned to a Swapo

base at Ononge in Angola for further instructions, equipment and

supplies for further bombing missions, Sheehama told the Court.The

accused did not deny that he was a trained "terrorist" and he told

the Court that Swapo gave high priority to the "Bank Bomb".The

court admitted the confessions and convicted Sheehama on all the

charges.He was sentenced to: the death sentence on each of the five

charges of murder, seven years imprisonment on each of the two

charges of sabotage.Sheehama was transferred and kept in the death

cell in Pretoria awaiting the result of his appeal to the Courts of

Appeal: Appellate Division.After Namibia's Independence, Sheehama

was released.On arrival at the airport he was welcomed by Minister

Toivo ya Toivo, a Cabinet Minister of Swapo Government who declared

Sheehama a "Namibian Hero".Sheehama died in Namibia a few years

after his return.His explicit confession in open court was never

withdrawn or repudiated in a court of law and still stands.That

means Swapo has to answer for this shocking atrocity.N Nakandunga

Namibia Note: This letter has been shortened Ed

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