Appeal Court to deliver verdict in Nchindo cases

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LOBATSE: The Court of Appeal will deliver two judgments next Friday in different cases in which former Debswana boss, Louis Nchindo is fighting tooth and nail to develop his controversial plot in Gaborone North.

In the first case, Nchindo is challenging a High Court judgment last year granting a restraining order against him. The order bars him from developing the plot on grounds that he has to wait for a resolution of the criminal proceedings instituted against him at Village Magistrate's Court in Gaborone. The Court of Appeal case was filed by Nchindo, his son Garvas, Tourism Consortium (Pty) Ltd, former Debswana employee Joseph Matome and Golconda Holdings (Pty) Ltd.

Yesterday, his team of attorneys, led by Advocate Peter Hordes, stated that the restraining order violates their client's constitutional right to a fair trial. Hordes argued that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Leatile Dambe does not have powers to apply for a restraining order because she is the prosecutor in the criminal case. "It is unacceptable for the DPP to apply for this Restraining Order when she is prosecuting," he said. He added that civil matters should be handled by the Attorney General or through his or her agents.

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