He arrived before Regional Magistrate Mareledi Dipate with an application to have the warrants that relate to a case in which he is facing charges including unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition and receiving stolen property set aside.
Dipate temporarily granted Khama his plea to set aside his warrants of arrest issued by the court on December 29, 2021 and July 12, 2023. The order was returnable on September 23. However, the Magistrate was not available and Khama appeared this morning where the order was confirmed.
He will return to court on 29 November 2024 for status hearing.
Khama is facing 14 charges ranging from unlawful possession of firearms, arms, and ammunitions to receiving stolen property.
He was charged jointly with the late former Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) boss, Isaac Kgosi, former Commissioner of Police, Keabetswe Makgophe, and former Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth, Gender, Sport and Culture, Bruno Paledi. Makgophe and Paledi had their charges dropped while there were allegations that before Kgosi died, his charges were also about to be dropped.
Khama on the other hand has tried numerous times whilst on a self-imposed exile in South Africa to have his charges dropped. His last attempt was at the High Court where he wanted his charges reviewed and set aside on the grounds that they were outright irrational and made without any evidence. Khama has always said his charges were politically and maliciously motivated.
