Cops face charges

THE DEPUTY Prosecutor General for Hardap and Karas, Jackson Kuutondokwa, has decided that two senior Police officers in Karas should be prosecuted on a charge of theft, The Namibian has reliably learnt.

A count of theft (CR 76/07/07) against each of the two was opened following the prosecutor’s decision. The two, Inspector Rachel Maria Coetzee and Karas Regional Crime Co-ordinator Chris Tjihiua, both stationed at the Karas Police Headquarters, are set to appear in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court on September 20.It is alleged that an amount of N$9 750 which Tjihiua had collected from the Oranjemund Police station went missing.Tjihiua claimed to have handed over the money to Coetzee – a claim she denied, The Namibian was informed.The two, Inspector Rachel Maria Coetzee and Karas Regional Crime Co-ordinator Chris Tjihiua, both stationed at the Karas Police Headquarters, are set to appear in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court on September 20.It is alleged that an amount of N$9 750 which Tjihiua had collected from the Oranjemund Police station went missing.Tjihiua claimed to have handed over the money to Coetzee – a claim she denied, The Namibian was informed.