Moshoke to face the music
Innocent Selatlhwa | Wednesday June 14, 2017 17:40
Extension II Magistrate Batho Kgeretlhwa dismissed Moshoke’s application stating that he has a case to answer. Moshoke has been charged with threat to kill after Kgosi laid a complaint. However, the bodyguard, through his attorneys, Antony Monamo and Dick Bayford, applied for the charges to be quashed.
According to the charge sheet, Moshoke, on or about April 2014, at Extension II, Gaborone, without lawful excuse, caused Kgosi to indirectly receive a threat on his life in that he uttered the following words: “I personally send a warning that should anything happen to Boko, there will be a bloodbath among the families of responsible people.
“I will personally ensure that not only do they suffer consequences, but even their entire families”, or words to that effect. Moshoke’s vows came after allegations surfaced among the opposition that the DIS was plotting to kill Boko. Moshoke allegedly threatened to “wipe out the Serowe royal family from the world map”.
Moshoke’s attorneys had argued that the case should be dismissed as it was not in line with sections of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act, which state that for one to be charged with threat to kill, there should be a named individual receiving a threat “and not a geographical place like Serowe”.
However, prosecutor Priscilla Israel of the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) countered the submissions, arguing that the charge is clear and the court had to listen to the matter.
Delivering her ruling yesterday, Kgeretlhwa said the charge and particulars of the claim meet the requirement of the law hence Moshoke should be brought in to take a plea in the offence that could lead to him being behind bars for a decade.
She also said she could not ascertain whether the charges were meant to prejudice or embarass Moshoke as that could only be determined later during the case. Meanwhile, Moshoke’s lawyers told the court of their intentions to make another application to the court during the next appearance on July 3.