Sheehama faces diamond deal charge

TWO Windhoek residents who were arrested on a charge of illegal diamond dealing late last week were granted bail of N$4 000 when they made a first appearance in court on Friday.

Rudolf Shipingama Katumbe (31) and Samuel Sheehama Shoopala (31) were arrested by members of the Namibian Police’s Protected Resources Unit in Khomasdal on Thursday afternoon. They were arrested after they had allegedly sold 20 objects suspected to be uncut diamonds to undercover Police officers.They appeared before Magistrate Desmond Beukes in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in Katutura on a charge of dealing in unpolished diamonds, alternatively possession of unpolished diamonds, on Friday afternoon.Public Prosecutor OJ Lino told the Magistrate that the State and the defence agreed that bail could be granted to the two men with a set of conditions attached.Magistrate Beukes granted them bail of N$4 000 each, on condition that they may not interfere with the Police investigation of their case, that they have to report at the Katutura Police Station every Monday and Friday afternoon, that they may not leave the Windhoek district without the permission of the investigating officer, and that they have to surrender their travel documents to the investigating officer.They have to appear in court again on October 3.Lawyer Brian Chaka represented Katumbe and Sheehama.They were arrested after they had allegedly sold 20 objects suspected to be uncut diamonds to undercover Police officers.They appeared before Magistrate Desmond Beukes in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in Katutura on a charge of dealing in unpolished diamonds, alternatively possession of unpolished diamonds, on Friday afternoon.Public Prosecutor OJ Lino told the Magistrate that the State and the defence agreed that bail could be granted to the two men with a set of conditions attached.Magistrate Beukes granted them bail of N$4 000 each, on condition that they may not interfere with the Police investigation of their case, that they have to report at the Katutura Police Station every Monday and Friday afternoon, that they may not leave the Windhoek district without the permission of the investigating officer, and that they have to surrender their travel documents to the investigating officer.They have to appear in court again on October 3.Lawyer Brian Chaka represented Katumbe and Sheehama.