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FOUR police officers were among 10 men arrested in eleven cases of gender-based violence against the weekend.
Police deputy commissioner Edwin Kanguatjivi, in a statement yesterday, said a police officer was arrested with his assault at the Indaba Club at Koës, in the Karas region, on Friday.
He also said that the same day, at around 7:30 am at Windhoek Roman Catholic Hospital, a police inspector was arrested and attacked by his wife and exposed to social media.
On Saturday, another police officer at the Katutura Single Quarters in Windhoek was arrested and arrested with a grievous bodily harm. The officer allegedly assaulted his girlfriend and daughter, and threatened to kill them.
Another officer was arrested on Saturday and appeared in the Mariental Magistrate's Court yesterday for allegedly assaulting his pregnant girlfriend at the Mariental State Nursing Home Hospital. According to Nampa, Samuel Jantze was denied bail during his first appearance on a charge of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm
Jantze allegedly assaulted Eva Kisting, who is eight months pregnant, with his fists at around 8:00 pm at the nurses home.
Kanguatjivi said the increase in the number of reported cases in the police officer, Samuel Shali Nghihepa (28), murdered his girlfriend, Alina Kakehongo (28), in Windhoek before shooting himself.
"There seems to be a realization to report matters of GBV to the police, an indication that no one is above the law, even police officers," he
Kanguatjivi, one of the six lawmakers of the United States and one of the most prominent citizens of the United States.
One of the women, who reported her abusive police officer husband over the weekend, told The Namibian the day before that was not in the right state of mind.
tomorrow in W indhoek by various NGOs under #TOTALSHUTDOWN Intersectional Women's March.
The organizers of the planned march, Alna Dall, yesterday said Namibia will join women and gender non-conforming (GNC) individuals from South Africa, Lesotho and Botswana in protest against GBV and for safe spaces for women and key populations who are vulnerable to GBV.
The group will deliver a petition to the Ministry of Justice and the Katutura Police Station, and the High Court.
with the psycho-social health of police officers, especially those who are armed.
"We want police officers who are constantly dealing with or experiencing trauma cases, to undergo counseling, gender sensitivity training and how to deal with GBV cases.
"If the government is serious about curbing GBV, they must make resources available. They should be afraid, "she said.
The program manager at the Women's Leadership Center, Liz Frank, said yesterday the police should screen recruits -we. "We live in a patriarchal society based on gender inequality in which men exercise power over women and children. Men enjoy privilege and boys grow-up expecting to lead and rule, and girls are taught to obey and follow, "said Frank," who said this mindset in men need to change if
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