Namibia And Iceland Entwined In Corruption Scandal  

The financial scandal - named after a 2019 Wikileaks release called the "Fishrot Files" - stretches from Namibia to Iceland, taking in government ministers and involving at least $20m. <br />Namibia is now preparing for the biggest corruption trial in its short history. <br />In the Fishrot scandal, a number of prominent politicians and businessmen are accused of running schemes to get control of valuable fishing quotas, for example, those held by the state fishing company Fishcor. <br />It is alleged that they then diverted them to the Icelandic fishing company Samherji in return for kickbacks. <br />Ten suspects, including former Fisheries Minister Bernard Esau and ex-Justice Minister Sakeus Shangala, are alleged to have benefitted.