Suspects in tax refund fraud scam tender not guilty pleas

Contributed by NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 18 MAR (NAMPA) – Fifteen people arrested in 2015 in connection with a value added tax (VAT) fraud scam involving about N.dollars 210 million, all on Monday denied any involvement in the commission of the offence.
Two of the accused are Namibian while the remaining 13 are Angolan nationals.
They all denied any involvement in, or knowledge of, the scam when each tendered a not guilty plea to the charges against them at the commencement of the fraud trial that started before Acting High C ...