The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in the Kavango East Region on Tuesday arrested the off-duty police officer who allegedly shot and injured a civilian in the stomach at Gcacana village on Sunday.
NamPol regional crime investigations coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Bonifatius Kanyetu told Nampa on Wednesday the police officer was arrested and charged with attempted murder and defeating the course of justice.
Kanyetu said the officer failed to submit himself for primer residue examination, which represents defeating the course of justice, as he was off duty at the time of the incident.
He is due to appear in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.
It is alleged that the police officer booked out a service R5 rifle at the Ndama substation and went with it to Gcacana, where he was attending a traditional infidelity hearing.
It is further alleged that the suspect went with a family member to the village where someone married to a member of his family was caught committing infidelity.
The victim, who is now hospitalised in the Rundu State Hospital, had also gone to the same hearing when the police officer allegedly threatened to shoot him and instructed him to leave the meeting.
The police officer allegedly shot the victim at a cuca shop after the meeting.
Kanyetu said the service firearm used in the shooting was recovered and handed over to the police.
Source: The Namibia Press Agency