A DATE for the start of a court hearing to determine whether the Israeli-born former Chief Executive Officer of a United States-based software company who has taken up residence in Windhoek should be extradited to the US is expected to be determined today.
Jacob ‘Kobi’ Alexander was initially expected to appear in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in Katutura yesterday for a date to be fixed on the start of a hearing to determine whether he should be extradited to the US. The court appearance however had to be postponed by a day because some of Alexander’s lawyers were not available yesterday, Justice Ministry lawyer Dennis Khama, who handles extradition matters for the Ministry, confirmed yesterday.Alexander (54) is the former CEO of a leading maker of voicemail computer software, Converse Technology Inc, which is based in New York.He has been living in Namibia since late July, but is wanted in the US on 32 criminal charges – including counts of fraud and money laundering – related to an alleged share buying and selling scheme through which he is claimed to have illegally made some US$6,4 million (about N$48 million).Alexander was arrested in Windhoek on September 27, after a provisional warrant for his arrest had been issued in Namibia at the request of the US authorities.He spent six days in custody, mostly in the Windhoek Central Prison, before he was granted bail of N$10 million on October 3.The court appearance however had to be postponed by a day because some of Alexander’s lawyers were not available yesterday, Justice Ministry lawyer Dennis Khama, who handles extradition matters for the Ministry, confirmed yesterday.Alexander (54) is the former CEO of a leading maker of voicemail computer software, Converse Technology Inc, which is based in New York.He has been living in Namibia since late July, but is wanted in the US on 32 criminal charges – including counts of fraud and money laundering – related to an alleged share buying and selling scheme through which he is claimed to have illegally made some US$6,4 million (about N$48 million).Alexander was arrested in Windhoek on September 27, after a provisional warrant for his arrest had been issued in Namibia at the request of the US authorities.He spent six days in custody, mostly in the Windhoek Central Prison, before he was granted bail of N$10 million on October 3.
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