The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has issued a warrant for the arrest of Victor Malima amid investigations into the N$480-million Namcor corruption case.
ACC spokesperson Josefina Nghituwamhata told Desert FM on Monday that the commission has issued a warrant of arrest and put Malima’s name on a border alert due to rumours about him fleeing the country.
“. . . but we have not really received an official notification to say he left the country,” she said.
Malima is linked to Ecofuels and Enercon Namibia which together owe Namcor over N$108 million.
Enercon, co-owned by Austin Elindi and Malima, operated as a joint venture between the former Enercon shareholders Peter and Malakia Elindi and the Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs’ business arm, August 26.
Nghituwamhata said the ACC has not reviewed official notification from the police or border patrol to determine whether Malima has fled the country.
The public is urged to report any information on Malima’s whereabouts to the nearest police station.
“. . . or investigating officer Obetti Inambao. There’s a telephone number, which is 081 147 1187,” she said.
The Elindi brothers, along with Malakia’s wife Lydia, were arrested on Wednesday alongside former Namcor managing director Imms Mulunga, ex-logistics boss Cedric Willemse, former finance manager Jennifer Hamukwaya, and her husband, Panduleni Hamukwaya.
The suspects are set to appear in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court for a formal bail application on charges of corrupt practices, money laundering, fraud, and other related crimes on Monday.
A ninth suspect, Leo Stephanus, linked to Erongo Petroleum, is also set to appear for a formal bail application on Monday.
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