{"id":297647,"date":"2020-10-30T07:23:29","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T05:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=297647"},"modified":"2020-10-30T07:23:32","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T05:23:32","slug":"more-arrests-possible-in-fishrot-saga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=297647","title":{"rendered":"More arrests possible in Fishrot saga"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Eba Kandovazu<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>THE possibility that more people might be arrested in the Fishrot fishing corruption saga was cited as a reason for the dismissal of Mike Nghipunya\u2019s bail appeal in the high court this morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The two presiding High Court Judges, Christie Liebenberg and Claudia Claasen, in dismissing the former Fishcor executive\u2019s bail application also noted that the fact that investigations are cross border and that millions of tax payers\u2019 monies are involved also plays against Nghipunya, who challenged the decision of a Magistrate at the lower courts, who denied him bail.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/More-arrests-possible-in-Fishrot-saga.jpg\" alt=\"arrests Fishrot saga arrested fishing corruption dismissal\" class=\"wp-image-297648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/More-arrests-possible-in-Fishrot-saga.jpg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/More-arrests-possible-in-Fishrot-saga.jpg 486w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/More-arrests-possible-in-Fishrot-saga.jpg 751w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><figcaption>Nghipunya was also denied bail on the grounds of interference.<br>BAIL DENIED: Mike Nghipunya<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nghipunya has been charged alongside other prominent figures including former fisheries minister Bernard Esau, former justice minister Sakeus Shanghala, former Investec Asset Management Managing Director James Hatuikulipi, his cousin, businessman Tamson Hatuikulipi, Former Senior Manager at Investec Ricardo Gustavo and one Pius Mwatelula.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The judges also maintained in their judgment that distinguishing between the seriousness of monetary crimes and violent crimes can no longer be seen to be different in bail applications.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nghipunya was denied bail by Deputy Chief Magistrate Ingrid Unengu.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooking at the evidence given by the investigating officer, both orally and the documentary evidence before court, and weighed against the bare denial of the appellant, the court is satisfied that the magistrate did not misdirect herself when finding that the state prima facie established the appellant\u2019s involvement in a criminal syndicate, having acted with common purpose in furtherance of illicit transactions,\u201d the two Justices found.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><!-- MetaSlider 271797 not found --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":297648,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-297647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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