A miscarriage of justice
Thursday, June 08, 2017
The scales of justice, when they work perfectly, are supposed to be balanced in such a way that they are tipped only by the evidence led, the counter-arguments given and the mitigation.
However, more and more, it is becoming clear that the adversarial system appears to favour defendants over prosecutors, particularly in the initial stages of a case when the highly contentious issue of bail appears.
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...