Amushelelo ordered to delete online remarks about police chief Shikongo A Windhoek High Court judge has ordered social activist Michael Amushelelo to remove comments about Namibian Police inspector general Joseph Shikongo that he made on social media since the start of last week. In terms of an interim interdict issued by judge Boas Usiku yesterday, Amushelelo has to remove comments that he made on Facebook on 31 March about a fatal car collision in which Shikongo was involved in December 2022. Amushelelo must also remove comments on the same topic that followed on his Facebook post on Monday last week. According to Usiku’s order, Amushelelo may also not make “any further statements, commentary, or insinuations concerning [Shikongo] that are defamatory or otherwise in relation to the road accident that occurred in December 2022,” or which are in breach of a settlement agreement in a previous case that was signed by Shikongo and Amushelelo in October last year. Usiku’s order is in force until an application in which Shikongo is asking the High Court to declare Amushelelo to be in contempt of court has been concluded. Amushelelo should pay Shikongo’s legal costs in his application for the interim interdict, Usiku ordered as well. Amushelelo, who was not represented by a lawyer during the court proceedings before Usiku yesterday, at first told the judge he wanted to apply for state-funded legal aid. After Usiku directed that the hearing of Shikongo’s urgent application for an interim interdict should proceed, Amushelelo said since the court was dealing with an application for an interim order, he would consent to the granting of that order. However, he still intends to show to the court at a later stage that he is not guilty of contempt of court as alleged by Shikongo, Amushelelo added. Shikongo is claiming that remarks which Amushelelo posted on Facebook on 31 March violate a court order issued in October last year. That was after Amushelelo and Shikongo agreed to settle a defamation case in which Shikongo sued Amushelelo for N$1 million in connection with previous remarks he had made about a fatal road collision in which Shikongo was involved in northern Namibia in December 2022. In a settlement agreement that was made an order of the High Court, it was recorded that Amushelelo tendered an apology to Shikongo and that he provided “a formal and binding undertaking” to refrain from making or publishing any further statements similar to the ones about which Shikongo instituted a defamation claim against him. In the remarks that Amushelelo posted on his Facebook page at the start of last week, he alleged that Shikongo has not been held accountable for his actions in the fatal collision in which he was involved, and said it should be demanded that Shikongo be arrested in connection with the accident, which claimed the lives of three people. Shikongo is alleging that Amushelelo’s remarks “imply that I committed culpable homicide” and “suggest that I received preferential treatment and was not held accountable for my actions”. This, Shikongo claims, is despite Amushelelo being informed that the police docket on an investigation of the fatal accident has been sent to the Office of the Prosecutor General for a decision to be made on whether he will be prosecuted in connection with the incident. Acting judge Doris Hans-Kaumbi, who initially was set to hear Shikongo’s urgent application against Amushelelo, convicted Amushelelo of contempt of court on Monday evening, after he had referred to judges as “puppets” and said they thought of themselves as “little gods”. Amushelelo was sentenced to pay a fine of N$5 000 or serve a prison term of six months, as well as a fully suspended prison term of six months, on Wednesday. Lawyer Nambili Mhata is representing Shikongo. The post Amushelelo ordered to delete online remarks about police chief Shikongo appeared first on The Namibian.

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Amushelelo ota futifwa komukulunhu wopolifi Omukulunhu wopolifi yaNamibia komufalandjai Joseph Shikongo ota pula omhangu yopombada i kwate po omunandjungu wopanghalafano Michael Amushelelo eshi ina fimaneka omhangu molwomapopyo aye komalungula oshivike sha dja ko. Meindilo lomeendelelo olo a yandja Etine nokwa li la pwilikinwa komhupanguli ta vatele Doris Hans-Kaumbi Omaandaxa, Shikongo ota pula omhangu opo tete i yandje elombwelo kuAmushelelo a kufe ko omapopyo kombinga yaShikongo oo kwa li a tulika kepandja laye koFacebook momafiku 31 Marsa nokupopya yoo vali kutya Amushelelo okwa li ina landula omalombwelo omhangu eshi a popya oinima i li ngaho. Shikongo okwa ti, omapopyo aAmushelelo okwa teya elombwelo lomhangu olo la yandjwa muOktoba odula ya dja ko moshibofa shenyateko ledina pokati kaShikongo naAmushelelo. Elombwelo lomhangu olo okwa li la yandjwa konima Amushelelo naShikongo kwa li va udafana okuxulifa po oshibofa shenyateko ledina omo Shikongo kwa li ta futifa Amushelelo oshimaliwa shi fike pomiliyona imwe shi na sha nomapopyo onale oo kwa li a ninga kombinga yoshiponga shi nyanyaleka omo Shikongo kwa li a kwatelwa konooli yaNamibia muDesemba 2022. Momukandaudafano omo kwa li mwa ningwa elombwelo momhangu yopombada, okwa li sha didilikwa kutya Amushelelo na yandje ombili kuShikongo noku na “okwaana pambelewa “ kutya ota kala kokule nokupopya ile nokushanga oinima ya faafana naayo Shikongo ta ti otai nyateke oukwatya nedina laye. Shikongo ota ti kutya Amushelelo natango okwa li a twikila nokunyateka edina laye komalungula oshivike sha dja ko, ndee oshinima eshi okwa li shi li ominge nelombwelo lomhangu olo kwa li la yandjwa muOktoba odula ya dja ko. Momapopyo aye, Amushelelo okwa ti Shikongo ina landulwa a dule okukalela po oshiponga osho shomahauto e lidenga mumwe, ndee ta ti naku pulwe opo Shikongo a mangwe po shi na sha noshiponga, osho sha ya neemwenyo dovanhu vatatu. Shikongo ota ti kutya omapopyo aAmushelelo “okwa hala kutya oda ninga edipao liheshi loshiningilewina” nota “ ti kutya kakwa li nda ungaungwa naame ngaashi ovanhu aveshe nokwa li nda pulwa ndi kalele po osho nda ninga”. Shikongo ota ti oshinima eshi otashi ningwa nande Amushelelo okwa lombwelwa kutya epeko lopolifi lomakonakono oshiponga shinyanyalifa ola tuminwa kombelewa yomutamanekindjai opo ku ningwe etokolo ngee ota tamanekwa shi na sha noshiningwanima osho. Shikongo natango momukandaano wa yandjwa komhangu okwa ti: “Oshinima osho sha shangwa koFacebook oshi na omalundilo a kula oo taa dulu kweeta oshiwana shi kanife elineekelo mwaame ongokomufalandjai wopolifi yaNamibia nomoshikondo shopolifi ashishe, osho tashi dulu okunghudipaleka oilonga yopolifi neameno lopashiwana. “Ombelewa yange yekotamhango oya pulwa elineekelo loshiwana opo i longe nawa, ndee omapopyo oo taa ningwa otaa teya elineekelo eli.” Amushelelo okwa li momhangu Omaandaxa nokwa lombwela Hans-Kaumbi kutya okwa tameka oshikonga shokwoongela oimaliwa yomukalelipo wopaveta opo e mu kalele po moshikumungu omu. Amushelelo okwa ti okwa ongela po oshimaliwa shi fike poN$32 000 fiyo opapa, nokwa pumbwa oshimaliwa shi fike poN$100 000 opo a konge hahende waye oo a hala e mu kalele po. Okwa pula Hans-Kaumbi opo a undulile oihokolola yeindilo lomeendelelo kEtitano, opo a dule okwoongela oimaliwa ya wana yomukalelipo waye wopaveta. Ashike nee, Hans-Kaumbi okwa li ashike e mu pa fiyo omutenya wOmaandaxa opo a dule okwaalukila komhangu nomukalelipo wopaveta, nokwa li e mu lombwela kutya oihokolola otai ka twikila ashike omutenya oo. Eshi kwa li a popya kutya oshikumungu otashi twikile nande Amushelelo natango ke na omukalelipo wopaveta, okwa nyenyeta kutya oshinima osho otashi teya oufemba waye, oku mu ekela komesho yembungu a fa odi, nokwa li a lombwela omhupanguli kutya okwa hala a ninge eindilo opo a kufwe mo moshibofa. Amushelelo okwa li a pewa efimbo opo a ninge eindilo omhupanguli a dje mo moshibofa. Hahende waShikongo Nambili Mhata, okwa li aanya eindilo eli tali pula omhupanguli a dje mo moshibofa. The post Amushelelo ota futifwa komukulunhu wopolifi appeared first on The Namibian.

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Judge to deliver Amushelelo’s sentence at 12:30 today Judge to deliver Amushelelo’s sentence at 12:30 today NBC Online Wed, 04/09/2025 - 11:26

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IGP pursues contempt charges against Amushelelo Niël Terblanché The Inspector General of the Namibian Police, Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo, has initiated court proceedings against political activist Michael Amushelelo for alleged contempt of court. This action follows Amushelelo’s recent social media posts concerning rape allegations against the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Mac Hengari. In a statement posted on social media, Amushelelo questioned the consistency of public demands for accountability. “As a society, it will be very hypocritical of all of you to demand that [redacted] resigns from his position as Member of Parliament and Minister when we equally have Joseph Shikongo, who is the Chief of Police, that we have allowed to remain in office despite the fact that he has not been held accountable for his actions. So, we should first demand that Joseph Shikongo be arrested for his car accident that killed three people, before we demand that the alleged rapist be arrested,” Amushelelo stated. In his founding affidavit, Shikongo stated that Amushelelo’s post included photographs, one depicting Shikongo in an official police uniform. “I have redacted the name and references to another individual mentioned in the respondent’s post, as that matter involves serious allegations that are currently under investigation and the relevant authorities have yet to pronounce themselves on the matter,” he said. Shikongo said Amushelelo’s statements mirror previous defamatory remarks, suggesting that the police General should be prosecuted for culpable homicide and that he received preferential treatment after a motor vehicle accident in the north more than a year ago. Shikongo reiterated that the investigation into the accident has concluded, with the docket currently being reviewed by the Prosecutor-General’s office to determine potential charges. The General expressed concern that linking his situation with unrelated allegations against another individual would exacerbate damage to his reputation. “The respondent has attempted to conflate my situation with allegations of a serious sexual offence against another individual, despite there being no factual or legal connection between these matters,” he stated. Shikongo also pointed out that Amushelelo had previously entered into a settlement agreement, voluntarily and with legal representation, to refrain from making defamatory statements. “Given the respondent’s history of making defamatory statements about me, there is a real risk that, if not restrained, he will continue to publish similar statements in contravention of the court order,” he said in his affidavit. Shikongo is seeking interim relief from the High Court to compel Amushelelo to remove the contentious Facebook post and to prevent further defamatory statements. He also stressed the urgency, noting that the post has been accessible for several days to Amushelelo’s substantial following of at least 273 000 people on Facebook alone. The matter is scheduled to be heard on Monday, 7 April 2025.

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