#JustIn: ACC at De Klerk’s bail application
The bail application of Namibian fugitive Marén de Klerk has been postponed to tomorrow for the state make their submission to oppose bail.
De Klerk appeared in the Paarl Magistrate Court today where the defence made their case for bail. Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Deputy Director General, Erna van der Merwe, was also present at today’s court proceedings.
De Klerk, a former lawyer, is wanted by the Namibian government for corruption, fraud, theft and money laundering. He is accused of using his trust account for the distribution of ill-gotten gains related to various accounts in the Fishrot corruption trial.
On 1 February 2022, the Paarl Magistrate Court issued a warrant of arrest for De Klerk, after the Namibian authorities requested his extradition. The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation’s serious commercial crime investigation unit and Interpol arrested De Klerk last Thursday in Paarl, more than a year after the warrant was issued.
De Klerk appeared in the Paarl Magistrate Court today where the defence made their case for bail. Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Deputy Director General, Erna van der Merwe, was also present at today’s court proceedings.
De Klerk, a former lawyer, is wanted by the Namibian government for corruption, fraud, theft and money laundering. He is accused of using his trust account for the distribution of ill-gotten gains related to various accounts in the Fishrot corruption trial.
On 1 February 2022, the Paarl Magistrate Court issued a warrant of arrest for De Klerk, after the Namibian authorities requested his extradition. The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation’s serious commercial crime investigation unit and Interpol arrested De Klerk last Thursday in Paarl, more than a year after the warrant was issued.
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