Private prosecution for BDC, NDB, BR top dogs on the cards

Keorapetse slammed the DPP for sitting on dockets involving head honchos at Botswana Development Corporation (BDC), Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) and Botswana Railways (BR). Speaking to Mmegi shortly after a response to his Parliamentary question, Keorapetse felt the DPP was not carrying out its mandate to prosecute in the said cases because senior Government officials were involved.

Keorapetse had asked the Minister for Defence, Justice and Security, Shaw Kgathi to confirm the referral of the corruption and economic crime cases involving the three organisations to the DPP from the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC). The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) publicity secretary also wanted to know whether there are other cases which the DPP has not yet prosecuted, but were referred to them by the DCEC upon completion of investigations. He also wanted to know when the cases were referred and why they have not been prosecuted.