Affirmative Repositioning leader Job Amupanda has filed a complaint against High Court judge Shafimana Ueitele, whom Amupanda accused of mishandling the trial on his attempt to have Namibia’s veterinary cordon fence removed.
Amupanda filed his complaint against Ueitele with the Judicial Service Commission on Wednesday this week.
In his complaint, Amupanda accuses the judge of having a negative and hostile tone towards his legal team during the hearing of his case in the Windhoek High Court two weeks ago and on Friday last week (31 January).
Amupanda is represented by legal counsel Mbushandje Ntinda and instructing lawyer Kadhila Amoomo in the matter in which he wants the court to declare the erection of the veterinary cordon fence unconstitutional and to order the removal of the fence.
In his complaint, Amupanda is claiming that Ueitele said the following to his legal team: “I know where you want to go and I am not going to fall for that … you are not prepared for the trial if you would like an opportunity to give me authority to respond to an objection. I must have failed you as a lecturer.”
These comments, Amupanda claims, border on a personal attack on a legal practitioner.
In addition, Amupanda alleges that the judge also said “you cannot as a matter of fact say that your father is your father, you cannot because you were not there when you were being born”.
Amupanda said this statement from the judge should be unacceptable and should be met with serious consequences for various reasons.
According to Amupanda, the rest of the comments the judge made generally emanated from some preposition Ueitele carries about his Amupanda lawyer.
He accused the judge of bringing the judiciary and its name into disrepute.
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