9 December 1988
r '" NUNW PETITION ICSEAF ON OVER EXPLOITATION INSIDE 9-1 5 D6 G J~5 UNITA MURDER,. , . CHARGE. ."",,,.--.,,,, .•.. >,,-~.. , ~ BY CHRIS SHIPANGA TWO UNlTA bandits briefly appeared before Magistrate J.e. Liebenberg at Ondangwa on a charge of murder of a Namibian civilian on November 21, this year. State'PrO: secutor Mr P.C. Muller confirmed that two men, Daniel Shitaleni and Protasius Thomas appeared on Monday on a charge of murder of a man on November 21, 1988. He added that he could not confirm The boy reported the matter to a Mr whether the two men were from Unita, Stephanus HaufJ.ku, an uncle of his liv but could confIrm that the accused ing on the Namibianside ofthe border, were being held by police at Oshakati. who again reported the matter further Police headquarters in Windhoek to the rest of the family. said on inquiry that Unita mainly On the previous day, however, operated in the Okavango region, but November 14th, Unita bandits arriv that there was not a single matter ed at the homestead ofMr Mundilo ap reported at Rundu concerning murder parently to steal more cattle. The ban by Unita members during the pastfuw dits only found the wife and another - weeks. child at the homestead, and were told MeaI;lwhile, The Namibian is in • that the cattle were already taken out poesession of a copy of a sworn state-, for herding. ment handed in at the office for the The bandits then reportffdlyfollo'w Ovambo Administration, at On ed the cattle tracks up to near. the ciangwa, by two witnesses who stated N amibianJAngolan border, where they that Unita bandits were .·esponsible disappeared into a Unita temporary for the plunder and theft ofthe proper base on the Namibian side of the ty of civilians in the area.
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