Lawyer faults magistrates� powers on contempt
Tuesday, September 09, 2014
He told a conference at the University of Botswana on Thursday that the powers of magistrates to cite the officers is contested.
In a paper titled: ‘Judicial Power to Imprison Officers of the Court for in Facie Curiae Contempt Of Court: Some Experiences in Botswana’, he faulted the summary way in which magistrates apply their powers to cite officers of court for contempt.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...