UDC petitioners dodge deputy sheriff :: Mmegi Online

Some members of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) who petitioned the outcome of the 2019 general elections through the Courts of law are desperately running away from the deputy sheriff to avoid their property being attached for auctioning, Mmegi has learnt.

This has also breaded divisions amongst some opposition main party members who met with the sheriff already. Just last week, the Botswana Congress Party-BCP attempted to raise funds for Dr Mpho Pheko, only to learn that petitioners have to pay as a group. otherwise, Pheko’s property has been attached including her house to cover the Court case costs.

So far, property for two members, that is Dr Pheko and Dr Micus Chimbombi have been auctioned. According to an inside source, the 15 petitioners had originally agreed to pay P40, 000 each to cover for legal costs. “The sheriff says some members are claiming they have no property that they can submit for auctioning. Yet others are trying to cheat the system by transferring their belongings to some people.

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