THE INTERLOCUTARY RULING – WHAT DOES IT MEAN

• So, did we lose our court case? Absolutely not! There was no case!
  
• The interlocutory ruling makes sure there is no case.
  
• The interlocutory ruling prevents the HDL getting to court and receiving the answers that they seek.
  
• In this manner the government has avoided taking accountability and answering relevant questions to the Namibian Nation.
  
• It also means that if the HDL wants to move forward, we must appeal the ruling and start with another process of legal interactions.
  
• Although this would be the correct manner to proceed legally, the risk involved (being thrown out due to technical issues) is not worth proceeding this way.
  
• We simply cannot blow more money if we are not at least 80% sure of success.

DISCUSSION AND TAKE-HOME MESSAGE

• Everything in life has a lesson. Either of what works and who you can trust or, what does not work and who one cannot trust.
  
• The HDL has defended many individuals that were forced into vaccination by their employees. In every single case we were successful! That is great.
  
• The recent ruling however provides important insights.
  
• We have learnt three major lessons from 2 years of legal interactions. Here they are:
  

1.  The government wants to hide information and therefore cannot be trusted.
   
2.  The legal environment in Namibia has confirmed a tendency of protecting the government while preventing justice and open discourse needed in a democratic society.
   
3.  The press has ecstatically celebrated the ruling while keeping quiet in all other issues of informing the public of the complete picture. They have displayed complete bias and                  therefore cannot be trusted.

The government clearly does not want to answer relevant questions and avoids taking responsibility for their actions during Covid.

They even see the ruling as a “Victory”.

• The ruling is a sad day for Namibia because it prevents the truth from being evaluated by a legal process.
• Preventing a proper court hearing is justice being denied.
• We were often confronted with the comments that one cannot win against the government.
• Unfortunately, the ruling confirmed the suspicion that a case against the government is a difficult matter. The way the issue of locus standi was used has been seen in other                     countries to avoid having matters in court.
• The HDL had hoped that Namibia was still different. All factors indicate that we are in a similar situation.
• Long ago, the mainstream press informed the public about the matters of the day. This has changed drastically and today the press seems to act on behalf of vested interests.
• The HDL has received several confirmations from journalists and people involved in the media that they were incentivized to keep quiet about certain topics during Covid.
• All this teaches the third lesson. The press does not have your interest at heart and therefore cannot be trusted either.

THE WAY FORWARD

• After extensive consultations we have decided not to appeal the interlocutory case. We are not ready to walk into a situation where the outcome is determined by a technical                  issue in a  court proceeding.
  
• Because we cannot rely on government, the legal system and the press, the HDL will develop different strategies and focus on new ways of addressing issues at hand.
  
• The HDL has information that the next “pandemic is planned and to be implemented in Namibia in 2025”.
  
• We hope this is not true but are fully aware of similar drives happening elsewhere in the world.
  
• Finland has started preparing for “Bird Flu” vaccinations, Germany has just built a massive new facility in Halle that can produce over 2 billion doses of vaccine per year.
  
• Namibia cannot survive another pandemic with possible lockdowns and its human repercussions.
  
• The economic and social damage is unmeasurable and will ruin our country for generations to come.

CURRENT AN FUTURE ISSUES

• The HDL has decided to take the future one step at a time.
  
• We are committed to move forward and will continue to attend matters of national interest.
  
• We still need your support. So please stick with us so we can do things for our country

In terms of Namibia’s history, we are facing one of the most profound challenges that our country has faced.

Dr Martin Wucher
Chairman