Plea proceedings in the Fishrot corruption and fraud trial have been halted until an application for the recusal of the presiding judge has been heard and decided.
One of the lawyers involved in the Fishrot fishing quotas fraud, corruption and racketeering trial has told the presiding judge he will be asking him to step down from the matter.
The judiciary has come under fire after journalists were stopped from taking photographs while reporting on the Fishrot case in the High Court at Windhoek Correctional Facility yesterday and on Tuesday.
The 10 men facing charges in the Fishrot fishing quotas fraud, corruption and racketeering case must be allowed access to the internet in Windhoek Correctional Facility, where they are being held in custody, the judge presiding over their trial has ordered.