{"id":442887,"date":"2011-06-17T08:03:10","date_gmt":"2011-06-17T08:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/17\/karas-rdp-leader-locked-up-for-unpaid-traffic-fine\/"},"modified":"2011-06-17T08:03:10","modified_gmt":"2011-06-17T08:03:10","slug":"karas-rdp-leader-locked-up-for-unpaid-traffic-fine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/17\/karas-rdp-leader-locked-up-for-unpaid-traffic-fine\/","title":{"rendered":"Karas RDP Leader Locked Up for Unpaid Traffic Fine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"15.9437086093\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.namibian.com.na\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/namibian180.jpg\" alt=\"The Namibian (Windhoek)\" title=\"Visit The Namibian (Windhoek)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Luqman Cloete<\/p>\n<p>17 June 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>THE Karas Rally for Democracy and Progress regional secretary, Willem Stephanus, on Wednesday spent a few hours behind bars after an arrest warrant was issued over a traffic fine he had failed to pay.<\/p>\n<p>Stephanus was caught after he had exceeded the speed limit in a 60 km\/h zone and was fined N$1 000.<\/p>\n<p>However, following his court appearance half the fine was suspended and Stephanus was given a deferred sentence to pay the first N$250 on April 7 and the rest on June 6. He failed to pay the fine.<\/p>\n<p>Following his arrest on Wednesday, Stephanus was released after a few hours when he paid the N$500 fine in full, The Namibian was informed.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read this article:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201106170271.html\" title=\"Karas RDP Leader Locked Up for Unpaid Traffic Fine\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Karas RDP Leader Locked Up for Unpaid Traffic Fine<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Luqman Cloete 17 June 2011 THE Karas Rally for Democracy and Progress regional secretary, Willem Stephanus, on Wednesday spent a few hours behind bars after an arrest warrant was issued over a traffic fine he had failed to pay. 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