RUNDU
Defence minister Peter Vilho says he will not respond to accusations of corruption in the absence of any evidence.
The Affirmative Repositioning (AR) movement has accused the retired army general of lining his pockets at the expense of the defence ministry.
AR leader Job Amupanda claimed Vilho sanctioned a N$200 million transfer from the defence ministry to its commercial arm, the August 26 Holding Company, in 2017 without treasury approval.
Amupanda claimed to be in possession of a report in which the transaction is listed, which he refused to share with Namibian Sun.
According to Amupanda, the report states that the defence ministry bought naval ships and military uniforms from Brazilian companies at inflated prices and without following tender procedures, during Vilho s term as executive director. In response, Vilho said if this report was an official one from the auditor-general, the current executive director should be able to respond to that.