{"id":389679,"date":"2026-02-14T19:39:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T17:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=389679"},"modified":"2026-02-14T20:40:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T18:40:18","slug":"attack-against-the-upholders-of-the-law-is-an-attack-against-the-republic-itself-nnn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=389679","title":{"rendered":"Attack against the upholders of the law is an attack against the Republic itself \u2014 NNN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Placido Hilukilwa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NAMIBIA is a nation governed by the rule of law, where there is no place for those who believe that they can intimidate, threaten or harm officers of the law in an attempt to bend justice to their will, said President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in a message of condolences delivered on her behalf by Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare at the memorial and funeral services for the late state prosecutor Justine Shiweda this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAny act directed against those who uphold our laws,\u201d said the President, \u201cis an act against the Republic itself and it will be met with the full force of the law.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The President said that the safety and dignity of those who serve in the justice system are not negotiable and described the late Shiweda as a dedicated servant of the law, a professional who carried out her duties with integrity, courage and a deep sense of justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" data-id=\"389685\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.21.48.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.21.48.jpeg 1020w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.21.48-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.21.48-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"595\" data-id=\"389690\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.42-1024x595.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.42-1024x595.jpeg 1024w, 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https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.47-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"552\" data-id=\"389684\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.49-1024x552.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.49-1024x552.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.49-300x162.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.49-768x414.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.49.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1018\" height=\"563\" data-id=\"389688\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.49-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.49-1.jpeg 1018w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.49-1-300x166.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.49-1-768x425.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1018px) 100vw, 1018px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"898\" height=\"943\" data-id=\"389683\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.50.jpeg\" alt=\"\" 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https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.51.jpeg 737w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"846\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"389691\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.52-846x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.52-846x1024.jpeg 846w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.52-248x300.jpeg 248w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.52-768x930.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.52.jpeg 892w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 846px) 100vw, 846px\" 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class=\"wp-image-389686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.53-1012x1024.jpeg 1012w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.53-296x300.jpeg 296w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.53-768x777.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.53-36x36.jpeg 36w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.53.jpeg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1012px) 100vw, 1012px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" data-id=\"389681\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.53-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.53-1.jpeg 1020w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.53-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.53-1-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" data-id=\"389689\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.54.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.54.jpeg 1020w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.54-300x225.jpeg 300w, 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787px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" data-id=\"389696\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.55.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.55.jpeg 1020w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.55-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.55-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" data-id=\"389699\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.56.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.56.jpeg 1020w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.56-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.56-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" data-id=\"389697\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.56-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.56-1.jpeg 1020w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.56-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.56-1-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"806\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"389701\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.57-806x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.57-806x1024.jpeg 806w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.57-236x300.jpeg 236w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.57-768x976.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.57.jpeg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" 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https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.58.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"698\" data-id=\"389700\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.58-1-1024x698.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.58-1-1024x698.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.58-1-300x204.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.58-1-768x523.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.58-1-80x54.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.58-1-85x57.jpeg 85w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.58-1-112x75.jpeg 112w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.58-1-576x392.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.58-1-333x227.jpeg 333w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.58-1-81x55.jpeg 81w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.58-1.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"556\" height=\"903\" data-id=\"389693\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.59.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.59.jpeg 556w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.59-185x300.jpeg 185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"651\" height=\"942\" data-id=\"389698\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.59-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.59-1.jpeg 651w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-14-at-19.22.59-1-207x300.jpeg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PICTURED: Scenes from the funeral service of slain state prosecutor Justine Shiweda, who was laid to rest at Onambango near Ondangwa on Saturday morning. Photos: Placido Hilukilwa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"368\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 368;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Video-2026-02-14-at-19.22.47.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"368\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 368;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Video-2026-02-14-at-19.22.48.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"368\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 368;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Video-2026-02-14-at-19.22.51.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShe represented the very ideals upon which our justice system is built. She believed in the independence of the law and in the principle that justice must never be for sale,\u201d said President Nandi-Ndaitwah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shiweda was seriously injured in an acid and gun attack that occurred in Ondangwa on 17 October 2025. 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