Anti-vax conservatives need N$3.5m to sue Shangula

The Health Defence League (HDL) - made up of conservative health practitioners, business people and activists opposed to government measures against Covid-19, including vaccines - says it needs N$3.5 million to successfully sue health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula.At an event held in Windhoek on Tuesday, HDL’s Dr Martin Wucher, a renowned dentist, updated those in attendance about the case brought against the country’s health authorities - whom the group accuses of abusing state resources and gross violations of people’s rights through Covid-19 vaccines.“Many measures and procedures that were enforced have been shown to have been ineffective or even harmful. In many cases, the public was lied to,” he said.In attendance was Republican Party president Henk Mudge, who himself has maintained a hardline anti-vaccine stance since the advent of the deadly virus.He said the aim of the court case is to bring the truth out and to ensure government does not repeat similar behaviour in future.Among regulations he deemed to have violated the rights of Namibians are those related to distancing, especially during burials of people who died from the virus.In 2020, his father, Dirk Mudge, contracted Covid-19 which led to a lung infection, according to media reports at the time. Dirk died on 26 August in a private clinic in Windhoek at age 92.CensorshipWucher told his audience that government imposed censorship against the public and individuals, “and in some cases prosecution if they spoke out against certain measures”.“The most promoted and only official solution to the pandemic has always been vaccination. The standard narrative has been that it’s fair and effective,” he said.HDL, a not-for-gain association, has 500 members, of which 230 contribute financially towards its mission, which it said is to defend the constitutional rights of Namibians.According to Wucher, they resorted to suing government after it repeatedly failed to “provide documentation and proof that would show the safety and efficacy of its measures”.“The minister of health repeatedly failed to respond to requests for the information sought. As a consequence of the minister’s refusal to supply the requested information, HDL approached the High Court... to compel government to provide the information sought.”Unprecedented harm“An unprecedented amount of harm was done to our people and to our health. The officials who initiated and drove this disaster must be held accountable,” he said.“The court case is not a personal vendetta. It will be a measure of what our laws say and what has been done by our elected office-bearers,” Wucher said.The ministry of health and the Namibian Medicines Regulatory Council (NMRC) filed their responses to HDL in January through the courts.

Anti-vax conservatives need N$3.5m to sue Shangula

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Namibian Sun 2025-04-11

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Anti-vax conservatives need N$3.5m to sue Shangula

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