with minutes of a UDP meeting in Botswana where he was present which resolved to attack Katima Mulilo in order to achieve a political objective. The accused stated repeatedly that he was not going to answer the questions and intimated an appeal to the Supreme Court. The accused was confronted with another document (Ex EGJ 1) of which he was the author indicating that on 16th December 1998 he left the Caprivi to join the armed struggle and to join the Caprivi Liberation Army. The accused refused to answer the question. The accused testified that the Caprivi region is not part of Namibia. The accused was confronted with a picture on which he is depicted holding the flag of UDP, he replied that he had not previously seen the flag. [140] It was put to the accused that he was unrepentant for trying to secede the Caprivi Region. The accused replied that Caprivi is not part of Namibia and he is not unrepentant. In reply to a statement put to the accused that he and others in the meetings and those who executed their resolution have blood on their hands, the accused stated that he was in Luzaka, Zamibia, about 1500 km away. [141] In respect of the involvement of this accused in the attempt to secede the Caprivi from the rest of Namibia the undisputed evidence was that the accused transported individuals to the Namibia / Botswana border in a motor vehicle, he attended a meeting addressed by Mishake Muyongo where Muyongo announced that he had resigned from Parliament and that he was going to form his army ‘own for Caprivi’. In one of his diaries the accused clearly propagated the fight for the independence of Caprivi and that the for the struggle is the armed struggle.’ The ‘key accused can be described as a very active supporter. Thaddeus Siyoka Ndala, Accused No.70 [142] This accused testified in mitigation sentence. He was born on 3 February 1959. He is married and the father of four children. He has six grandchildren. The grandchildren were born whilst he was in detention. His mother died in 1976 and his father in 2004 whilst he was in detention in Grootfontein Prison. His grandmother died in February 1999 whilst he was in Botswana. His brother also passed away.
with minutes of a UDP meeting in Botswana where he was present which resolved to attack Katima Mulilo in order to achieve a political objective. The accused stated repeatedly that he was not going to answer the questions and intimated an appeal to the Supreme Court. The accused was confronted with another document (Ex EGJ 1) of which he was the author indicating that on 16th December 1998 he left the Caprivi to join the armed struggle and to join the Caprivi Liberation Army. The accused refused to answer the question. The accused testified that the Caprivi region is not part of Namibia. The accused was confronted with a picture on which he is depicted holding the flag of UDP, he replied that he had not previously seen the flag. [140] It was put to the accused that he was unrepentant for trying to secede the Caprivi Region. The accused replied that Caprivi is not part of Namibia and he is not unrepentant. In reply to a statement put to the accused that he and others in the meetings and those who executed their resolution have blood on their hands, the accused stated that he was in Luzaka, Zamibia, about 1500 km away. [141] In respect of the involvement of this accused in the attempt to secede the Caprivi from the rest of Namibia the undisputed evidence was that the accused transported individuals to the Namibia / Botswana border in a motor vehicle, he attended a meeting addressed by Mishake Muyongo where Muyongo announced that he had resigned from Parliament and that he was going to form his ‘own army for Caprivi’. In one of his diaries the accused clearly propagated the fight for the independence of Caprivi and that the ‘key for the struggle is the armed struggle.’ The accused can be described as a very active supporter. Thaddeus Siyoka Ndala, Accused No.70 [142] This accused testified in mitigation sentence. He was born on 3 February 1959. He is married and the father of four children. He has six grandchildren. The grandchildren were born whilst he was in detention. His mother died in 1976 and his father in 2004 whilst he was in detention in Grootfontein Prison. His grandmother died in February 1999 whilst he was in Botswana. His brother also passed away.
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