Police investigating Kgokgothwane assault case
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
In April this year BMD headquarters was turned into a war zone after a National Working Committee (NWC) meeting when activists, amongst them Kgokgothwane, allegedly bodyguards of the party president, Ndaba Gaolathe, pounced on and assaulted secretary general Mangole and chairperson Modubule. Kgokgothwane, a retired Brigadier with the Botswana Defence Force (BDF), stood for Serowe South parliamentary seat and lost. He is a feared ex soldier.
In an interview with Mmegi the station commander of Central Police Station in Gaborone, Superintendent Vincent Pitseetsile confirmed that they are handling the matter. “The matter is still on. Mangole and Modubule have opened the case. We have since forwarded the case to the district office for further assessment of the evidence. We are currently waiting for our seniors to analyse the case and determine either the case should be handled by Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) or police prosecution,” Pitseetsile 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...