Bakang loses bid to regain assets, P82m
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 | 9200 Views |
Seretse, who has been battling money laundering, corruption and cheating the public charges after he was fingered as the mastermind in the National Petroleum Fund (NPF) financial scandal, had his assets held by the Office of the Receiver on behalf of the state.
His 27 seized assets, which include high valued residential plots, top of the range vehicles, have been held under a restraint order obtained by the state while it awaited the conclusion of the state forfeiture case launched in terms of the Proceeds and Instruments of Crime Act (PICA).
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...