WINDHOEK: Sixteen Namibian nationals are listed as fugitives on the Interpol Red Notice , the Head of Interpol Namibia , Commissioner Mathew Shipanga revealed on Monday . Among them are 10 people wanted in Namibia and six others wanted in Angola and South Africa . Shipanga in an interview with Nampa on Monday said an additional 10 foreign nationals are also wanted by Namibian authorities . The suspects are charged with cases ranging from murder and attempted murder , to armed robbery , fraud , and corruption . He said Namibia only managed to extradite six fugitives in the last five years , with the latest involving 52 – year – old Maria Coetzee , who was extradited last Friday . Coetzee , accused of fraud , faces 18 criminal charges after she allegedly defrauded the Windhoek International School of N . dollars 2 . 8 million while she headed the finance department in 2018 . Coetzee is accused of having fled to South Africa when she failed to appear in the Windhoek High Court for a pre – trial hearing . ‘ The m
ain mission of Interpol is to facilitate collaboration among police forces worldwide to combat and prevent international crime . This is achieved through the establishment of National Central Bureaus ( NCBs ) within the police force or service structure of each of the 196 Interpol member countries ,’ Shipanga said . The NCBs , he explained , serve as Interpol ‘ s liaison offices , playing a crucial role in coordinating cross – border investigations , operations , and the apprehension of fugitives . ‘ NCBs increasingly collaborate on a regional and international level , utilising Interpol ‘ s I24 / 7 communication system . It ‘ s important to recognise that the extradition process is costly , complex , cumbersome and lengthy ,’ Shipanga stressed . The Namibian police , he noted has successfully carried out the extradition of foreigners both into and out of Namibia to Belarus and the United States of America
Source:The Namibia News Agency