Ray Goba will not be sworn in as Prosecutor General after the Namibian government intervened.
Although Goba dismissed his conviction for drunk driving, the Namibians said he is unfit for holding the Prosecutor General post because of his conviction for attempting to defeat the course of justice. Namibian documents show that Goba tried to defeat the course of justice. Part of the documents read:
[He] knowingly tried to avoid the taking of a specimen of his blood within the statutory period of two hours by (a) refusing to furnish the law enforcement officers with the cellphone or telephone number of his legal representative before the specimen was taken; (b) attempting to escape while being transported in lawful custody to the hospital for the specimen to be taken; (c) attempting to escape from lawful custody at the hospital before the specimen was taken; (d) attempting by threats to intimidate the law enforcement officers not to investigate the alleged offence against him; and (e) refusing to submit to the taking of a blood specimen by the doctor when requested to do so.
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