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Exam scam case postponed

Exam scam case postponed

THE case of Augustineum Secondary School Acting Principal, Isaac Gordon William Le Roux, who is implicated in the alleged leakage, theft and sale of Grade 12 exam papers in 2002, has been postponed to the end of May.

The case is set to return to court on May 31 when it is scheduled to run until June 4. Earlier last week, Cambridge International Examiners’ representative, Raymond Howard, told the court that students interviewed at various schools had implicated Le Roux as the supplier of the leaked question papers.Howard said the Examination Board’s investigation team had interviewed a number of suspected students at Jacob Morenga, Augustineum, Cosmos, and Shifidi senior secondary schools.”We had also interviewed other students at schools and residences and they said Le Roux was the source of supplying the alleged leaked question papers,” said Howard.Senior Education Officer, Louw Ras, said a certain chemical substance was used to cut open the boxes containing the question papers.Ras told the court that on November 6 2002 he had inspected the boxes of question papers at Augustineum and started picking up the smell of a chemical substance or solvent, apparently used to soften the security seals of the envelopes containing the question papers.According to Ras, the security seals of the envelopes containing question papers were cut open from edge to edge by softening the glue with a chemical substance.Windhoek Magistrate Elina Nandago heard the case.Johan van Vuuren represented Le Roux.- NampaEarlier last week, Cambridge International Examiners’ representative, Raymond Howard, told the court that students interviewed at various schools had implicated Le Roux as the supplier of the leaked question papers. Howard said the Examination Board’s investigation team had interviewed a number of suspected students at Jacob Morenga, Augustineum, Cosmos, and Shifidi senior secondary schools. “We had also interviewed other students at schools and residences and they said Le Roux was the source of supplying the alleged leaked question papers,” said Howard. Senior Education Officer, Louw Ras, said a certain chemical substance was used to cut open the boxes containing the question papers. Ras told the court that on November 6 2002 he had inspected the boxes of question papers at Augustineum and started picking up the smell of a chemical substance or solvent, apparently used to soften the security seals of the envelopes containing the question papers. According to Ras, the security seals of the envelopes containing question papers were cut open from edge to edge by softening the glue with a chemical substance. Windhoek Magistrate Elina Nandago heard the case. Johan van Vuuren represented Le Roux. – Nampa

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