Mokone legal team pushed into a tight corner
Friday, January 12, 2018
The bench led by Judge President, Ian Kirby will not be making any determination on the part of constitutionality on the matter in which Mokone is appealing a High Court judgement that found part of the sedition law to be constitutional.
The justices said they could not be expected to determine whether Sections 50 and 51 of the penal code were ultra vires (beyond the powers) to Section 12 of the Constitution as they were not presiding over the sedition case which is currently pending at the Magistrate’s Court.
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...