BMD takes UDC to court

BMD members
BMD members

The Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) secretary general, Gilbert Mangole says they have not abandoned the intention to sue the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC).

He said they were working on court papers that will be served on the UDC before Christmas. BMD time frame to appeal the decision by the UDC to suspend them from the affiliation expired last week and it had never bothered to appeal. UDC had given BMD 30 days to have appealed.

“We had made it clear at our last press conference that we will not subject ourselves to a structure whose objectivity and legitimacy is very questionable,” Mangole said.

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