Guma, Olopeng back in court

The Village Magistrate Court will today hear whether Samson Moyo Guma’s lawyers will challenge Chief Magistrate’s Lenah Oahile-Mokibe’s decision to deny him an opportunity to file more affidavits in the case involving the freezing of his company’s accounts.

In June, the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) froze the accounts of IRB Transport, a company in which the Tati East legislator is a director.

The DPP also cited Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture, Thapelo Olopeng and Standard Chartered Bank Botswana, as second and third respondents in the matter.  In the last court sitting, Guma’s lawyers Moses Kadye and Dick Bayford asked the court to allow them to file more affidavits in response to the answering affidavits made by the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC).

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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