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Butale wants BPF NEC jailed

Friday, June 09, 2023 | 1050 Views |

The Suspended Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) president Biggie Butale wants the BPF national executive committee (NEC) which suspended him for 90 days on Monday jailed, among others.

Butale was suspended for acting outside the NEC to set primary election dates for the Serowe West by-election and also sanctioning candidates to contest the said primaries.

In an urgent application before the High Court, Butale wants the respondents be ordered to serve 30 days imprisonment in order to purge the contempt and uphold respect for courts orders.

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Butale wants BPF NEC jailed

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