NAMPA: OKA Dr Zed on 1904 Genocide Namibia 22 June 2017

By Maggy Thomas WINDHOEK, 20 JUN (NAMPA) ? The Namibian government has not yet received a response from the German government after a substantive document setting out the basis of the case on the 1904-1908 Genocide and demand for apology and reparations was submitted in 2016. Namibia Special Envoy on Genocide, Zed Ngavirue confirmed this to Nampa last week, saying he spent a lot of time working on the document. Namibia appointed Ngavirue in 2015 as a special envoy on the genocide reparation negotiations with Germany. ?Our case rests on three pillars, namely acknowledgement of genocide, apology and reparation,? he said. Ngavirue noted that the document sent to Germany present facts based on research mostly conducted by researchers of German origin, and constitute documentary proof to validate such research. An example, Ngavirue said, is the infamous extermination order by erstwhile German General Lothar von Trotha, which was signed by the man himself. MMT/CT/LI (Edited by: Francois Lottering) NAMPA