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Namibia: Judge allows confession as evidence in child-rape trial – News

Namibia: Judge allows confession as evidence in child-rape trial – News

Africa Links 24 with Werner Menges
Published on 2024-10-25 06:00:00

A confession made by a Windhoek resident accused of sexually abusing teenage boys and using them to make pornographic material may be used as evidence in his trial.

This was decided by judge Philanda Christiaan in a ruling delivered in the Windhoek High Court yesterday.

Christiaan ruled that a confession made by Johann Maree (53) to a magistrate in Windhoek on 3 June 2020 is admissible as evidence in his trial.

Maree claimed his rights were not properly explained to him before he…

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