Namibian President Hage Geingob and President Cyril Ramaphosa
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Namibian president DENIES helping Ramaphosa cover up farm robbery
Namibian President Hage Geingob was accused of helping President Cyril Ramaphosa in aprehending suspects who stole from his farm
Namibian President Hage Geingob and President Cyril Ramaphosa
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Namibian President Hage Geingob has rejected claims that he did a “favour” for his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa by helping him track down the suspects who allegedly stole millions of his Limpopo farm.
Former spy boss Arthur Fraser laid criminal charges against Ramaphosa last week, claiming he concealed the theft of R62 million that had been kept on his farm in Phala-Phala. Fraser alleges that Ramaphosa reached out to Geingob and asked for his assistance in apprehending the suspects, who are all Namibian nationals.
According to Fraser, Presidential Protective Unit head Major-General Wally Rhoode then entered and exited Namibia, using unofficial channels. When they finally caught the suspects, they were apparently and interrogated, before being offered money for their silence.
‘I don’t know what favour I would have done’: NAMIBIAN PRESIDENT
Speaking during a press briefing reported by the SABC, President Hage Geingob said he has spoken to various African leaders, including President Cyril Ramaphosa, and hasn’t done them any favours.
“This thing happened in SA, there will be a court case maybe. Let’s see what they are [going to say] I have done. It’s a criminal case. Somebody came here illegally, they were arrested. He was charged, he paid and went back to SA. So I don’t know what favour I would have done anyone … let them bring it up in court,” he said.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), which has threatened to cause complete anarchy if Ramaphosa doesn’t step aside, had said that its Namibia branch would be filing charges against Geingob. The Namibian EFF claims that Geingob violated that country’s sovereignty and allowed Ramaphosa’s secret agents to invade that country for his personal issues.
Ramaphosa has admitted there was a robbery on his property, but denies being criminally liable and says the monies stolen were proceeds from the sale of cattle on his farm.
“Some are casting aspersions about me and money. I want to assure you comrades that all this was money from proceeds from selling animals. I have never stolen money from anywhere, be it from our taxpayers, be it from anyone,” he said this past weekend.
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