UDC loses appeal with costs

Staff Writer | Wednesday January 29, 2020 13:20

 

UDC lawyers and supporters in court PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

'The appeals must be struck out with costs including costs of counsel,' ruled Kirby. This means this is end of the road for UDC 14 parliamentary petitions that included of UDC leader Duma Boko. 

The Court of Appeal will this afternoon hear the appeal of UDC council candidate Tumelo Ramatsebanyana of Babusi ward from Gaborone South.

Update (January 30, 2020):

After the Court of Appeal judgement, UDC has since decided to withdraw all their elections petitions. These include the case for Ramatsebanyana which was at the Court of Appeal as well as all the pending trials before the High Court.