The suspects linked to an alleged corruption case involving the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) are set to appear in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.
The accused are former Namcor managing director Immanuel Mulunga, Cedric Willemse, Olivia Dunaiski, Peter Elindi, Malakia Elindi, Lydia Elindi, Jennifer Hamukwaya and her husband, Panduleni Hamukwaya, the fuel company Enercon Namibia, and the close corporations Onyeka Clearing and Forwarding, Nyambali Medical Centre, Panduleni Farming and Parkwood Petroleum Logistics.
The charges faced by the accused include counts of corruptly accepting gratification, corruptly using an office or position for gratification, racketeering and money laundering
The Anti-Corruption Commission arrested Mulunga and three other accused in connection with a scandal about the supply of fuel to the Namibian Defence Force on Tuesday.
The arrest of Mulunga and several of his former colleagues is believed to be part of a broader crackdown.
Others arrested alongside Mulunga include two former Namcor executives.
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