TWO senior officers stationed at the Karas Police Headquarters yesterday made their first appearance in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court on charges of theft.
They are Inspector Rachel Maria Coetzee and Karas Regional Crime Co-ordinator Chris Tjihiua. Each of the two faces a count of theft.The two were not asked to plead and their case was postponed until November 9 to allow them to obtain legal representation.Coetzee and Tjihiua remain free on warning.It is alleged that an amount of N$9 750 which Tjihiua collected from the Oranjemund Police station went missing.Tjihiua claimed to have handed over the money to Coetzee – a claim she denied.Each of the two faces a count of theft.The two were not asked to plead and their case was postponed until November 9 to allow them to obtain legal representation.Coetzee and Tjihiua remain free on warning.It is alleged that an amount of N$9 750 which Tjihiua collected from the Oranjemund Police station went missing.Tjihiua claimed to have handed over the money to Coetzee – a claim she denied.
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