NABOTH IMENE, an evangelist in the Ovambo-Kavango Lutheran Church, was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment under the Terrorism Act on 18 July. Mr. Imene, a middle-aged married man who appeared before the Windhoek Supreme Court wearing a black robe with a white clerical collar, was found guilty of aiding and abetting guerillas in the Oniipa and Onyulaye areas of Ovamboland. The court heard that he had written a letter in October or November 1976 to certain clerics of the church requesting "necessities for the men of the bush - shoes, numbers 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; small radios; newspapers; Suidwesters etc; clothing, trousers, shirts and denim trousers; raincoats. Thank you and blessings". Mr. Imene had also failed to inform the South African Defence Force or Police of the guerillas' presence. He had been arrested approximately nine months before his trial, and held in custody ever since.
Issue 12 · article
Five Years for Evangelist
Report on the sentencing of Naboth Imene for aiding guerillas.
