This Is An Executive-Minded Bill � Saleshando

The judiciary is in crisis
The judiciary is in crisis

The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) president, Dumelang Saleshando says the intended Court of Appeal (CoA) (Amendment) Bill of 2017 published last week in the Government Gazette is merely a ploy.

Saleshando believes this cunning plan is designed to keep ‘executive-minded’ Judges as the ruling party gate keepers at the chance of a change of government.

The Bill has rubbed the opposition the wrong way with critics already crying foul.  In fact, the critics feel that Government is spitting on the judgement of Justice Abednego Tafa who invalidated some CoA appointments. According to the Minister of Defence, Justice and Security, Shaw Kgathi, the objective of the Bill is to comply with Tafa’s High Court decision. 

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