Based on allegations that the six officials, namely former Fisheries minister Bernhardt Esau, Justice Minister Sacky Shanghala, James Hatuikulipi, Tomson Hatuikulipi, Ricardo Gustavo and Pius Mwatelulo had corruply acquired $15 Million in bribes from Icelandic fishing company Samherji, their involvement in Namibia's biggest corruption scandal become dubbed as the Fishrot Six, an investigation by The Namibian, Aljazeera and the Iceland State Television.