ACC targets Karas Region

THE Anti-Corruption Commission says it has enough evidence to charge a number of top officials in the Karas Regional Council with corruption.

Arrests are expected next week, The Namibian was also reliably informed. In an exclusive interview yesterday, ACC Director Paulus Noa confirmed that the ACC was in the process of filing corruption charges against some officials in the Karas Regional Council offices.He declined to divulge any details on the corruption charges or to reveal the names of the implicated officials, however.”All I can say is that the mission to the South was successful and in the shortest time we will expose those who practised corruption,” he said.The Namibian was informed that the ACC investigation included allegations of misuse of Council funds.One of the cases is reportedly linked to the alleged misuse of Council funds and travel expenses.The charges against two other officials apparently relate to housing subsidies.According to Noa, the ACC launched the investigations after reading articles published in The Namibian relating to the misuse of Council funds in the Karas Region.In an exclusive interview yesterday, ACC Director Paulus Noa confirmed that the ACC was in the process of filing corruption charges against some officials in the Karas Regional Council offices.He declined to divulge any details on the corruption charges or to reveal the names of the implicated officials, however.”All I can say is that the mission to the South was successful and in the shortest time we will expose those who practised corruption,” he said. The Namibian was informed that the ACC investigation included allegations of misuse of Council funds.One of the cases is reportedly linked to the alleged misuse of Council funds and travel expenses.The charges against two other officials apparently relate to housing subsidies.According to Noa, the ACC launched the investigations after reading articles published in The Namibian relating to the misuse of Council funds in the Karas Region.