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Icelandic companies at the centre of the fisheries bribery scandal will not get the opportunity to cross-examine prosecutor general Martha Imalwa and whistleblower-turned-State-witness Jóhannes Stefánsson after the High Court dismissed their appeal last week.
Although Icelandic fishing company, Samherji has caused enormous damage to Namibian communities, the county has no willingness nor capacity to hold it accountable for the role it played in the Fishrot scandal.
Leaked emails reveal the underhand methods used by a European fishing company against critics of its Namibian business, Icelandic fishing company Samherji plotted dirty tricks against a senior employee in Namibia, before he went on to blow the whistle on corruption, leaked documents seen by Africa Confidential reveal. Jóhannes Stefánsson s revelations would trigger the scandal known as Fishrot, which has rocked the country s political elite.