Pio Teek Explained

Pio Marapi Teek[1]
Office1:Justice of the Supreme Court of Namibia
Term Start1:28 May 2003
Term End1:14 October 2005
Birth Date:23 February 1947
Birth Place:Mariental, South West Africa[2]
Death Place:Windhoek
Children:6 (1 daughter called Pia Teek)
Alma Mater:University of the Western Cape
University of Cambridge

Pio Marapi Teek (23 February 1947 – 10 August 2021)[2] was a Namibian judge and ombudsman.

Professional career

Before Namibia's independence in 1990, Teek worked as a lawyer and campaigned primarily for black rights. From 1990 to 1992, Teek was Namibia's first ombudsman and in 1992 he became the first black high court judge. In 1999 he became President of the Court and on 28 May, 2003 he was appointed judge of the Supreme Court, the highest court in the country. Teek remained in this position until his early retirement on 14 October 2005.[3]

Allegations

Teek was arrested on 31 January 2005 and charged with child sexual abuse in October 2005. After 13 years of negotiations, he was acquitted of all allegations at the end of 2018.[4] [5]

He then sued the state, the public prosecutor and the police for reparations of 23 million Namibian dollars. The lawsuit was ultimately dismissed in 2021, a few weeks before his death.[6] [7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Teek v Minister of Justice. Namibia Legal Information Institute. 29 April 2021. 15 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240115033000/https://namiblii.org/akn/na/judgment/nasc/2021/11/eng@2021-04-29/source. 15 January 2024. live.
  2. Web site: Former judge Teek dies at 74. The Namibian. 12 August 2021. 15 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240115030051/https://www.namibian.com.na/former-judge-pio-teek-dies/. 15 January 2024. live.
  3. Web site: Pio Teek dies at 74. New Era. 12 August 2021. 15 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20220818231259/https://neweralive.na/posts/pio-teek-dies-at-74. 18 August 2022. live.
  4. Web site: Former top Namibian judge, cleared on all sexual misdemeanor counts by the Supreme Court, now wants to sue. AfricanLII. 22 February 2019. Carmel . Rickard. 15 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240115031600/https://africanlii.org/articles/2019-02-22/carmel-rickard/former-top-namibian-judge-cleared-on-all-sexual-misdemeanor-counts-by-the-supreme-court-now-wants-to-sue. 15 January 2024. live.
  5. Web site: Supreme Court finally clears Teek. The Namibian. 4 December 2018. 15 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240111223256/https://www.namibian.com.na/supreme-court-finally-clears-teek/. 11 January 2024. live.
  6. Web site: Ex-judge loses appeal in Supreme Court. The Namibian. 6 May 2021. 15 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240115031022/https://namibian.com.na/ex-judge-loses-appeal-in-supreme-court/. 15 January 2024. live.
  7. Web site: Teek loses N$23m case against police, PG. The Namibian. 2 August 2021. 15 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240115030502/https://namibian.com.na/teek-loses-n23m-case-against-police-pg/. 15 January 2024. live.
  8. Web site: Namibia’s retired Judge Pio Teek and his daughter lose defamation claim bid. AfricanLII. 22 February 2019. Carmel . Rickard. 15 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240115032141/https://africanlii.org/articles/2019-02-22/carmel-rickard/namibias-retired-judge-pio-teek-and-his-daughter-lose-defamation-claim-bid. 15 January 2024. live.

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