Democracy on trial
Friday, January 31, 2020
Our disappointment with the judiciary is in its failure to provide any form of checks and balances, a necessary ingredient in the nourishing of any democratic system.
We stated at our latest press conference, that it is our considered view that justice would have been better served had the matters been allowed to all go to trial so that all issues and allegations are fully ventilated and tested.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...