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CoA to decide on legality of Kgosi's guns

Monday, July 24, 2023 | 1020 Views |

The Court of Appeal (CoA) will make its final determination on the legality of various guns belonging to former Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) boss, Isaac Kgosi.

The decision, which is expected on August 4, will determine if Kgosi gets his guns back that have long been in the possession of government since being seized from his residence in 2019.

At the time, the State had argued that the guns were illegally obtained and registered but had lost the case against Kgosi last year at the High Court and was given a three-day ultimatum by former judge president, Abednigo Tafa, to return the guns.

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