State withdraws crucial Butterfly charge

Friday, November 20, 2020

The Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) seems to have hit a brick wall in its quest to prosecute Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) suspended agent, Welheminah Mphoeng Maswabi popularly known as Butterfly for the most crucial charge amongst charges she is facing.

After charging Maswabi with three counts including financing terrorism, the State has backed down admitting difficulty on the charge and its ability to gather evidence.

Prosecutions counsel, Priscilla Israel on Tuesday before Court admitted complexity of investigations regarding the charge saying it has forced the State to drop the matter.

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State withdraws crucial Butterfly charge

The Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) seems to have hit a brick wall in its quest to prosecute Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) suspended agent, Welheminah Mphoeng Maswabi popularly known as Butterfly for the most crucial charge amongst charges she is facing.

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