Swapo Youth threaten ‘war’

THE Swapo Youth League wants the head of the National Society for Human Rights to be charged with violating national reconciliation because of a submission to the International Criminal Court (ICC) that calls for former President Sam Nujoma and three others to be investigated for crimes against humanity.

Secretary for Information Elijah Ngurare told the media yesterday that they were planning a mass demonstration against the NSHR’s Phil ya Nangoloh on August 21 and that “all youth militants” are on “high alert to defend Swapo Party President” Nujoma. Ngurare said the policy of national reconciliation was “on the verge of being tampered with and being placed in an intensive care unit (ICU)” and was being relegated to obscurity and irrelevance by the actions of NSHR.”If the NSHR and its sponsors dare touch our national and historical treasure in the person of comrade Sam Nujoma, the time bomb will explode and when it does, the consequences will predictably be disastrous not only to NSHR and its sponsors but also to those who economically control the means of production,” Ngurare threatened.He said the Youth League was aware of those who controlled the economy, land, mines and those who lived in glass houses while the majority of the population remained in poverty.”Our tolerance is embodied in comrade Sam Nujoma.It is he that has emphasised the policy of national reconciliation.If not for comrade Sam Nujoma the wrath of the majority could have easily gone on a campaign of retribution against the minority whites such as leaders of the opposition parties who collaborated with the apartheid minority racist regime,” Ngurare said.The youth wing leader argued that it was in the interest of all Namibians – black and white – to restrain anyone who wanted to tamper with the “inviolable sovereignty and stability” of Namibia.For him, the NSHR had violated the policy of national reconciliation and it “must clearly result in a conviction” for its leader Ya Nangoloh and in declaring the organisation a security threat.The Youth League also called on Government to enact laws to ensure that all non-governmental organisations like NSHR should be regulated and their donors subjected to public scrutiny.On Monday, the National Union of Namibian Workers called on Government to review its policy of national reconciliation.The umbrella union, like the youth league, said they were solidly behind Nujoma, former Defence Minister Erkki Nghimtina, former Chief of Defence and now retired Lieutenant General Solomon ‘Jesus’ Hawala, and NDF First Battalion Colonel Thomas Shuuya, whom the NSHR wants charged under the ICC’s “continuous violation doctrine”.Ngurare said the policy of national reconciliation was “on the verge of being tampered with and being placed in an intensive care unit (ICU)” and was being relegated to obscurity and irrelevance by the actions of NSHR.”If the NSHR and its sponsors dare touch our national and historical treasure in the person of comrade Sam Nujoma, the time bomb will explode and when it does, the consequences will predictably be disastrous not only to NSHR and its sponsors but also to those who economically control the means of production,” Ngurare threatened.He said the Youth League was aware of those who controlled the economy, land, mines and those who lived in glass houses while the majority of the population remained in poverty.”Our tolerance is embodied in comrade Sam Nujoma.It is he that has emphasised the policy of national reconciliation.If not for comrade Sam Nujoma the wrath of the majority could have easily gone on a campaign of retribution against the minority whites such as leaders of the opposition parties who collaborated with the apartheid minority racist regime,” Ngurare said.The youth wing leader argued that it was in the interest of all Namibians – black and white – to restrain anyone who wanted to tamper with the “inviolable sovereignty and stability” of Namibia.For him, the NSHR had violated the policy of national reconciliation and it “must clearly result in a conviction” for its leader Ya Nangoloh and in declaring the organisation a security threat.The Youth League also called on Government to enact laws to ensure that all non-governmental organisations like NSHR should be regulated and their donors subjected to public scrutiny.On Monday, the National Union of Namibian Workers called on Government to review its policy of national reconciliation.The umbrella union, like the youth league, said they were solidly behind Nujoma, former Defence Minister Erkki Nghimtina, former Chief of Defence and now retired Lieutenant General Solomon ‘Jesus’ Hawala, and NDF First Battalion Colonel Thomas Shuuya, whom the NSHR wants charged under the ICC’s “continuous violation doctrine”.