#IShallNotForget comes under police scrutiny
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
The police have since said that the movement has no founding constitution. The police through their answering affidavit by acting officer commanding, Onkemetse Tawana, who at the time denied the movement a permit to march against child sexual abuse, said the movement was not a legally registered society.
She argued that as such they have no founding constitution or registered business premises, which may be subject to inspection or any traceability as an association under the law. “I, therefore, find it quite disturbing that the movement of nameless individuals, whose backgrounds and credentials are subject to scrutiny by more nameless individuals (are) people within the movement (who) see it fit to interview and handle some of the most vulnerable members of our society,” she said.
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...