Namibian fugitive loses extradition appeal

Thursday, October 31, 2013

The Court of Appeal (CoA) last week dismissed a Namibian national, Johannes Andries van der Merwe’s appeal against extradition on grounds that his argument lacked merit and diverted from international law.

In January 2010, Van der Merwe was brought before the Magistrate Court in Lobatse for extradition as a fugitive criminal facing imprisonment for motor vehicle theft in Lusaka.

After his conviction in Lusaka and release on bail pending appeal, he fled to Botswana, as his passport was in the hands of authorities in Zambia.

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