Magistrate throws relatives of deceased out of court
Friday, December 11, 2015
Chief Magistrate Rebecca Motsamai was forced to expel the rowdy crowd which became excitable upon seeing one of the murder accused. According to the prosecution, the duo of Tapologo Moreetsi, 18, and Oagile Bareetseng, 25, allegedly murdered Thabo Ntlhalegang, 18 on November 2 at Medlock Bar in Palapye’s Extension 2. Seeing the crowd that attended the case and the noise they were making as a sure sign of their excitable mood, Motsamai ordered the lot to leave the courtroom, as they were likely to disturb the proceedings.
One of men from the crowd was heard saying that the magistrate did well by closing them out of the court proceedings because some of the deceased’s family members were still grieving. The man apparently said that they were still broken- hearted, and were actually baying for the blood of the murder suspects and vowing to institute mob justice should they lay their hands on the suspected duo. “I do not think I could have contained myself if had I laid my eyes on them. They killed my friend in cold blood and they should pray that they are not given bail because we will not give them a chance to live like they did to our brother,” said another man in the crowd.
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...