Iceland's silence and failure to prosecute business elites implicated in the biggest scandal in Namibia's history is 'almost an embarrassment'. | CdeLENIN
An Iceland fisheries company is at the centre of the biggest corruption scandal since independence in Namibia.Despite numerous threats to his life, a whistleblower has vowed to testify in court.
The scandal included the alleged transfer by FISHCOR, Namibia's state-owned fishing company, of fishing quotas from private Namibian companies to other local companies in which politicians had a stake. Joined by the Institute for Public Policy Research , a think tank based in London, TI added that while there's a case before the courts in Namibia, Iceland, a Nordic country, has remained silent.
Samherji must be required to participate in a process of restitution and remediation, including an evaluation of the economic and human rights effects of Samherji's activities in Namibia, full restitution to affected communities, and a functioning grievance mechanism to address particular problems of local communities and individuals.
International governments, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Poland, the Netherlands, Norway, and the Faroe Islands should take all necessary measures to ensure that proceeds of crime are not entering their economies through Samherji's international investments made with the use of proceeds from its Namibian business.
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