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Pio Teek

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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
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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.
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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.
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Justice of the Supreme Court of Namibia
Mariental
South West Africa
Windhoek
Alma mater
University of the Western Cape
University of Cambridge
ombudsman
Supreme Court
"Teek v Minister of Justice"
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"Former judge Teek dies at 74"
The Namibian
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"Pio Teek dies at 74"
New Era
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"Former top Namibian judge, cleared on all sexual misdemeanor counts by the Supreme Court, now wants to sue"
AfricanLII
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"Supreme Court finally clears Teek"
The Namibian
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"Ex-judge loses appeal in Supreme Court"
The Namibian
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"Teek loses N$ 23m case against police, PG"
The Namibian

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