South African Advocate Vas Soni, who is representing three of the six accused implicated in the Fishrot corruption scandal case says his clients will submit a not-guilty plea once the trial commences.
Tamson 'Fitty' Hatuikulipi, one of the key figures in the "Fishrot" fishing quotas fraud and corruption case, was denied bail by a High Court Judge.
Former Fisheries Minister and Fishrot accused, Bernard Esau, says he is a victim of his co-accused and had nothing to do with their offenses.
Esau is pleading with the court to release him on bail based on new facts.
Fishrot accused and former Fisheries Minister Bernhardt Esau and Nigel van Wyk will again attempt to seek their freedom in the High Court on Wednesday.
Ricardo Gustavo has complied with the Supreme Court order and handed himself over to the Windhoek Correctional Facility just minutes before the given deadline of 17:00.
The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in a case in which the state is appealing the granting of bail to one of the Fishrot accused, Ricardo Gustavo.
High Court Judge Herman Oosthuizen granted Gustavo N$800,000 bail.
A defence lawyer representing one of the 11 suspects in the Fishrot case accused the Anti-Corruption Commission of bias and unfairness for selectively pursuing suspects involved in the fishing corruption scandal.
A top investigator at the Anti-Corruption Commission says he expects those implicated in the fishrot corruption scandal to serve prison sentences of not less than 25 years each if found guilty.
The Anti-Corruption Commission's Chief Investigator, Andreas Kanyangela, says Fishrot suspect Tamson Hatuikulipi is being evasive with his side of the story on what transpired in the alleged fraud scandal.
The lead investigator of the Anti-Corruption Commission, Andreas Kanyangela, has again objected to the granting of bail to Tamson Hatuikulipi, one of the accused in the fishrot case.
