Ex-CMB bosses fight prosecution

Marsland PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Marsland PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The embattled Capital Management Botswana (CMB) former directors are fighting for their charges to be dropped and they have taken the government to court on a review mission. One of the ex-bosses, Tim Marsland has filed a review application challenging the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) director and the Attorney General’s (AG) decision to prosecute and charge them with various charges of obtaining by false pretences and money laundering.

According to his founding affidavit, Marsland who claims to be currently held in prison says, the decision to charge them was malicious, irrational and was made in bad faith, and therefore was liable to be set aside.

He explained that it was a shocking decision he has struggled to comprehend and make sense that his liberty had been curtailed for about two years for offences he has not committed and that his accusers could boldly go on record to assert his innocence but still muster the courage to charge and prosecute them for the offences they have not committed.

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