Cop basher jailed for five years
Thursday, March 31, 2016
When sentencing Kagiso Sebokolodi yesterday, Principal Magistrate Dumisani Basupi said he was convinced that the accused was a hardcore criminal who never learns from his past mistakes.
Sebokolodi was found guilty of assaulting on duty police officer Mpho Pule, at Monarch on January 5, 2016. “The world we live in now has changed from the one we used to live in in the past. These days, there are people who are saddened by the presence of police officers in their vicinity while in the past, people would be happy and feel safe when police officers were in their vicinity. Form BP 73 shows that the complainant sustained a laceration on his upper front of the teeth,” said Basupi. He said what compounded Sebokolodi’s woes is the fact that he has numerous previous offences similar to the one he was currently facing.
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...