BCP loses application to amend declaration in EVM case

The Francistown High Court judge has dismissed BCP application PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG
The Francistown High Court judge has dismissed BCP application PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG

FRANCISTOWN: The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has tried, albeit unsuccessfully to be allowed to make an application to file its amended declaration in the high stakes Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) case.

When dismissing the party’s application yesterday, Justice Lot Moroka stated that the application came late, adding that allowing the BCP application to succeed would be tantamount to allowing court processes to be abused with impunity.

Moroka also stated that the other reason for not allowing the opposition party’s application to succeed was that it was introducing new things (Electoral Amendment Act of 2016 is not consistent with the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act of 2014). “The application was brought after all pleadings have been closed,” said Moroka.

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