{"id":316399,"date":"2022-03-18T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=316399"},"modified":"2022-03-18T18:32:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T16:32:41","slug":"pastor-on-the-run-four-out-on-bail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=316399","title":{"rendered":"Pastor on the run, four out on bail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maria David<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>A PASTOR is among the four people who were granted bail of N$500 by the Ondangwa Magistrate\u2019s Court on Thursday while another pastor is on the run from the police in the Oshikoto Region.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>This comes after the five people were charged with defamation of character, alternatively contravening Witchcraft Suppression Proclamation 27 of 1933.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The accused are Pastor Benjamin Ndjebela (39), Veronika Dula (53), Emilia Kawaya (32) and Delemina Haulamba (17). The name of the runaway pastor is not known.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"721\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pastor-on-the-run-four-out-on-bail.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pastor-on-the-run-four-out-on-bail.jpeg 721w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pastor-on-the-run-four-out-on-bail-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pastor-on-the-run-four-out-on-bail-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pastor-on-the-run-four-out-on-bail-274x183.jpeg 274w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pastor-on-the-run-four-out-on-bail-80x54.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pastor-on-the-run-four-out-on-bail-130x87.jpeg 130w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pastor-on-the-run-four-out-on-bail-359x240.jpeg 359w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pastor-on-the-run-four-out-on-bail-85x57.jpeg 85w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pastor-on-the-run-four-out-on-bail-165x109.jpeg 165w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pastor-on-the-run-four-out-on-bail-112x75.jpeg 112w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pastor-on-the-run-four-out-on-bail-179x120.jpeg 179w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pastor-on-the-run-four-out-on-bail-170x113.jpeg 170w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pastor-on-the-run-four-out-on-bail-81x55.jpeg 81w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pastor-on-the-run-four-out-on-bail-765x510.jpeg 765w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pastor-on-the-run-four-out-on-bail-451x300.jpeg 451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><figcaption>File photo for illustrative purposes.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The four were arrested on 15 January 2022 around 12:00 at Onamishu village in the Omuthiya area.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Oshikoto Regional Commander Commissioner Armas Shivute said the complainant was allegedly called names, including a witch.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The suspects allegedly continue dirtying the complainant&#8217;s name that she is &#8216;witching&#8217; them and because she has a snake,&#8221; said Shivute.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Shivute indicated that the accusations started when one of the pastors was sick and taken to the local revival churches.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>He reportedly told some people that the complainant bewitched him and they, in turn, spread the word.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The four appeared in Ondangwa Magistrate&#8217;s Court on 17 March.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The case was postponed until 30 August 2022 for further investigation.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria David A PASTOR is among the four people who were granted bail of N$500 by the Ondangwa Magistrate\u2019s Court on Thursday while another pastor is on the run from the police in the Oshikoto Region. 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