Staff Reporter
THE self-styled social media activist and forex trader who first gained attention on social media when he distributed bundles of money and was always accompanied by a camera crew, Michael Amushelelo, appeared in court with a new hairstyle, accompanied only by his wife, as the court adjourned his POCA case to October.
Amushelelo, who joined politics as an AR activist and later became the economic commissar of the NEEF, did not have the presence of the NEEF leadership in court when he learned that he would have to wait another four months to hear his fate.
He is opposing the Prosecutor General’s motion to have his assets confiscated, pending more than a hundred fraud charges involving millions of Namibian dollars allegedly invested with him.
The latest postponement is to allow Amushelelo to obtain legal representation through legal aid, after previously engaging a high-profile legal team. His previous lawyer, Sisa Namandje, recently filed a notice of withdrawal from the case.
Amushelelo, who is currently in custody following his arrest on March 21st, Independence Day, for an alleged unlawful strike, was represented only by his wife, Jullita Amushelelo. His wife has made several unsuccessful public appeals for financial assistance, while his mother has also sought support.
The NEFF economic commissar has applied for legal aid, which has not yet been approved. The court advised and urged him to immediately begin searching for a private representative, as legal aid cannot be guaranteed.
The case has been postponed to Monday, July 31st, for oral arguments.
