Namibia: Police probe Social Security Commission fraud

The Namibian Police have begun examining documentation related to corruption and fraud at the Social Security Commission (SSC) with a view to prosecuting the culprits. The Police confirmed that they had started "studying information" which emerged from a report following the Presidential commission of inquiry into the parastatal's affairs in 2002-3. If the Police decide to formulate charges against any of those accused of wrongdoing, it will be the first time since Independence that a commission of inquiry has prompted the criminal prosecution of individuals.