Ten years waiting for murder trial
Thursday, July 09, 2015
Appearing before a panel of five judges at Gaborone High Court yesterday, state prosecutor, Farayi Mahwite admitted negligence on their part for allowing Kobedi to freely walk the streets for a decade without being tried.
Mahwite conceded that they had failed to act within a reasonable time to prosecute the accused, but insisted there was no question of him being treated unfairly. He told the court that there was no timeframe for murder.
March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...