ANGULA Jason On 28 October Jason Angula, SWAPO Secretary for Labour and an employee of the Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN), was transferred from detention under Proclamation AG9 to Section 6 of the Terrorism Act, thus effectively preventing him from seeing a lawyer. People held for longer than 30 days under AG9 must be allowed access to a lawyer whereas Terrorism Act detainees have no such right no matter how long they are in custody.
Angula's employer, Dr Abisai Shejavali, general secretary of the CCN, was informed that there was evidence that Angula had assisted 'terrorists'.
IKKILA, Petrus Petrus Ikkila, normally a resident of Arandis and a former worker at the Rossing Uranium Mine, was held for two weeks between 11 and 24 September under Proclamation AG 9. He was detained at his brother's house in Katutura.
Members of the Security Branch questioned him about his movements since he was dismissed by Rossing and accused him of being a PLAN combatant.
He was held at Windhoek Police Station and warned on his release that he might be re-retained. Ikkila said he was considering legal action for 'wrongful and unlawful arrest'.
IMWAKA, Bernard and LIMBA Ngonda Two residents of the Caprivi bantustan were reported to have been detained by the army in early October. Ngonda Limba was taken from his home in the village of Siyumbwa on 8 October and the following day Bernard Imwaka was picked up from Matowa. The arrests were made by members of the SADF or SWATF. The report, from 'informed sources', was not confirmed.
JAFET, Thomas Haipito Thomas Jafet, a messenger with the Standard Bank in Windhoek, was detained under Proclamation AG 9 at the end of October. He was later transferred to detention under Section 6 of the Terrorism Act.
RELEASES KATOFA, Joseph Joseph Katofa was released from detention on 29 September after two months in custody. A witness reported seeing Katofa in detention in July [N] he had been assaulted and had his head buried in a hole in the ground. Katofa has been detained at least three times since 1984.
MUREMI, Nimrod Nimrod Muremi was released on 16 September after three weeks in detention under Proclamation AG 9. Throughout that period he said he was not allowed to lie down at all and had a bucket of cold water thrown over him if he tried to sleep. For the first week he was made to sit upright in a chair with his hands tied in front of him. Thereafter he was made to sit on the floor.
He was interrogated night and day by a team of 10 policemen who alleged he had organised political meetings throughout the Kavango bantustan and transported people unlawfully across the border.
