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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6623 FRIDAY 27 JANUARY 2017 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net Witness Testifies:
inside N$1,5 million bail each “Puff of black smoke Cancer for Laurentius Julius soon a and red flames” Read more on page 2 reportand two accomplices able disease
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Jandré Dippenaar
Chinese national co-accused, Tao Huizong (46) and Jinrong Huang (31) who stand accused with Julius Piquet Jacobs and Nampa Namibian businessman, Laurentius Julius (47), along with his Chinese national co-accused, Tao Huizong (46) and Jinrong Huang (31), were granted bail of N$1.5 million each in the Windhoek Magistrates Court on Monday. The three were arres- photos with the court Oshikango Police Stated in December 2016 order will be pinned up tion twice a week on in Walvis Bay and at all Namibian points Mondays and Fridays Oshikango respec- of exit, including the between 08:00 and tively, and now stand Hosea Kutako Inter- 18:00. Julius is required to reaccused of alleged national Airport. fraud, money laun- The two Chinese men port at the Walvis Bay dering and tax evasion were ordered to report Police Station twice a amounting to N$3.5 themselves at the week. billion. Strict bail conditions were set. The accused are required to surrender their passports and/or other travel documents to the police investigating team. The accused may also not apply for any other travel documents whilst on bail. Copies of the Chinese nationals' passport Julius arrives at court
Dippenaar: “I cannot remember” Erwin Leuschner Jandré Dippenaar claims he has no recollection of the exact events shortly before the horrific accident took place which claimed the lives of six people. He pleaded not guilty to all charges levelled against him on Tuesday morning in the Regional Court in Swakopmund. He does admit that he was the driver of the Toyota FJ Cruiser and that the accident did indeed take place. Dippenaar is facing a count of reckless or negligent driving alternatively inconsiderate driving, a count of fraud alternatively furnishing false information, a count of not being in possession of a driver's license and six counts of murder. It is the first time in the Namibian history that a person is facing murder charges in connection with a car accident. “I deny each and every further element of these charges preferred against me,” advocate Louis Botes read out Dippenaar's plea explanation in court shortly after the pleas. He added that “I specifically deny that at any stage acted with the intent (...) to kill any of the persons and/or acted negligently and put the state to the proof thereof.” In the plea explanation, which is signed by 34 year-old Dippenaar, and read out by Botes, Dippenaar gave a brief history of what lead up to the tragic events of 29 December 2014. Subsequently Dippenaar met Dinah Pretorius on 13 December 2014 in Windhoek. After meeting up a few times both decided to go to the coast and left to do so on 19 December 2014. Dinah left for Gobabis shortly before Christmas and together with Charlene Schoombee came to Henties Bay on 26 December 2014. “During this period a relationship developed between us. I realized that Dinah may be the person with whom I would like to spend my life with”, the plea reads. On the fateful morning of 29 December 2014, Dinah, Charlene and JC Continues on page 2
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