Namibia: Esau Admits to Failing to Declare Bank Account

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Namibia: Esau Admits to Failing to Declare Bank Account

[Namibian] Former minister of fisheries and marine resources Bernhard Esau has admitted that he failed to inform the authorities about a bank account he is accused of hiding from the state and funding his family with while he is in jail.

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