Judges mount appeal against Chief Justice ruling :: Mmegi Online

FRANCISTOWN: Four judges who recently lost a challenge against the Chief Justice (CJ) Maruping Dibotelo and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) at the High Court, have mounted an appeal claiming the judge in the matter erred on several grounds.

Recently, Justices; Tshepo Motswagole, Lot Moroka, Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe and Godfrey Nthomiwa, went to court asking for the review and setting aside of a JSC’s decision to open an investigation against them over the now infamous petition in which 12 judges expressed lack of confidence in the Chief Justice. The petition accused the CJ of tribalism and sabotaging judges’ careers, amongst other allegations.

The four judges landed in hot soup after they refused to apologise to Dibotelo for their role in the petition, a matter which ended up involving President Ian Khama after the JSC wrote to the judges asking them to show cause why he should not be brought in to resolve the issue.

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