Embattled Windhoek lawyer Dirk Conradie, who is facing a host of corruption charges relating to an N$60 million MTC advertising tender, is arguing in his special plea before the High Court that he cannot be charged under a certain section of the Anti-Corruption Act, because he is not a public officer.
South African advocate Vas Soni, who is representing Conradie, argued yesterday that for a person to be charged under Section 43(1) of the Act, they must be a public officer who has in addition used their position in a public body to commit alleged corruption.
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