Merien Ngouabi Namoloh son of Minister Namoloh is a criminal Police Officer

Cop in court for obstructing course of justice

September 18th, 2015 | by New Era Staff Reporter

Windhoek

The matter in which Warrant Officer Merien Ngouabi Namoloh, 33, was due to make a plea on charges of defeating or obstructing the course of justice, in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, could not proceed because two state witnesses were not present.

Namoloh is the son of the Minister of Safety and Security (Rtd) Major-General Charles Namoloh.
Court documents indicate Namoloh faces a count of obstructing police officers from executing their duties, a count of crimen injuria and five counts of defeating or obstructing the course of justice.

The incident took place on March 4 2005 when Namoloh, at the time a constable, prevented a police officer from executing his duties and insulted him at the Windhoek/Okahandja roadblock. Hence the five counts of defeating or obstructing the course of justice.

In 2008 the prosecutor general decided that Namoloh should be arraigned. Namoloh allegedly shouted that Seargent Jakobus Nowaseb should be fired from the police force and that he would report him to the inspector general as Nowaseb was allegedly demanding money from members of the public to allow them through the roadblock.

“Nowaseb was carrying out official duties; thereby humiliating Nowaseb in front of members of the public,” and thus Namoloh faces a case of crimen injuria, court documents indicated.

Namoloh was arrested on April 30 and is free on a warning. The matter will proceed on October 7.
Magistrate Ilge Rheent presided while Ivann Tjizu represented the State.