Expert unearths 'red flags' in election petition cases

Friday, December 06, 2019

Paul O'Sullivan addressing press conference with Boko and Butale in South Africa PIC. NEWS24

Up to P15 million is said to been spent by the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) to buy the October general elections, the Umbrella For Democratic Change (UDC) investigators have revealed.

UDC has roped in top South African forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan, who has since released a report detailing his findings on the investigations he conducted relating to the 2019 elections that the Umbrella strongly holds that they were rigged.

He said after the results were announced, he sat down with Boko and looked at how the ruling party could have possibly pulled an electoral fraud feat and then commenced his investigations.

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Expert unearths 'red flags' in election petition cases

Up to P15 million is said to been spent by the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) to buy the October general elections, the Umbrella For Democratic Change (UDC) investigators have revealed.