The state has been given a chance to call its last witness to testify in the trial of eight people facing 1 583 criminal charges in connection with an alleged customs fraud scheme involving more than N$3 billion. A postponement so that the state can call a London-based chartered accountant, Roy Waligora, as a witness in the trial about alleged customs fraud committed between 2013 and 2016 will be the last postponement given to the state, judge Eileen Rakow said after she delivered a ruling in the Windhoek High Court on Monday. Rakow said she wants the state’s case in the trial, which started in January, to reach its end by the middle of December. All of the accused in the matter denied guilt on a total of 1 583 charges at the start of their trial. Julius is facing 754 charges of fraud, alternatively theft, 754 counts of money laundering, and three charges of presenting false documents and making false declarations.