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The case in which members of the Goliath Traditional Authority accused of illegally installing a traditional chief in an area under the jurisdiction of / Hai- / Khaua Nama has been postponed yesterday in Keetmanshoop's court. The case was to be heard yesterday, but postponed until 21 November.
The accused are the so-called chiefs of the Goliath clan, Johannes Fleermuis, Swapo parliamentarian Dawid Boois, Moses Coleman, village council president of Berseba Salomon Dawid Isaacks, Sabina Gorilla, John Jakobus Goliath, Maria Katrina Swartbooi, Thomas Dreyer, Jakobus Cloete, Gert Hamann, Anna Hamann, Gert Kooper, Maria Swartbooi, Aaron Goliath, Johanna Isaak, Katrina Kaffer, Jakob Boois and Hulda Vries.
They were brought to trial for contempt of court and established a traditional authority in violation of the Traditional Authorities Act of 2000. [19659006] The charge of contempt of court arises from the alleged contempt of a High Court order of October 2012 that had prevented them from claiming to be a traditional authority.
The other charge concerns a criminal case the recognized head of / Hai- / Khaua The sub-Nama tribe, Chief Johannes Isaack, opened the door to the group for undermining his authority by installing Fleermuis as tribal chief in his area of expertise at the end of December 2016.
The postponement of yesterday comes after the prosecutor Dina Kaitungwa had asked "It is understood that the case was withdrawn against the two suspects and as such, they did not appear in court, "she added.
The court awarded a warrant to Swartboïo and Rooi, who was detained on the next hearing date
. The group's defense attorney, Ray Rukoro, said the two men had not deliberated. He failed to attend the court proceedings yesterday, but because of the way the case was handled.
The accused group remains free on warning.
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