JSC, CJ drag the Judiciary in the mud

The Law Society of Botswana (LSB) has recently become aware of a document purported to be a “Final Internal Audit Report – Honourable Judges’ Housing Allowance”. The Report which is dated May 23, 2016, is addressed to the Registrar and Master of the High Court of Botswana and until the contrary is shown; is treated as authentic.

The Report above raises several issues that give rise to the need to revisit the Law Society’s position articulated in a Statement issued on September 24, 2015 that called for the Chief Justice (CJ) to resign or face impeachment.

The Final Audit Report which has now surfaced, shows that three other Judges (other than the four currently on suspension), had also previously been erroneously paid the Housing Allowance and some amounts remain unpaid to date. No action, as firm and robust or otherwise, as that meted to the other Judges has been taken against these Judges. This lays credence to the Society’s position as articulated in the past that the actions of the CJ against the four Judges were selective, differential, biased and likely actuated by malice or other improper motives.

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