Ombudsman Investigate �Mosugate� despite the law Protecting Sitting President

Augustine Makgonatsotlhe
Augustine Makgonatsotlhe

Despite going at length describing in detail how the Constitution of the country shields a sitting president from criminal and civil prosecutions and investigations, the Ombudsman Augustine Makgonatsotlhe tore away the script and used his discretion to go into the heart of the ‘Mosugate’, after allegations that President Ian Khama had abused millions of state funds to build himself a resort at Mosu.

In his report that was circulated last week, the Ombudsman says he applied his discretion to embark on a fact-finding mission into the matter because of its sensitivity and apparent public appeal.

According to Makgonatsotlhe, his fact finding mission covered interviews with officers in the Office of the President and other persons associated with the developments at Mosu, as well as written correspondence with those that could not be personally interviewed with the view to soliciting as much information on the matter as possible.

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