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Had I interfered, Balete wouldn’t have won - Masisi

Masisi PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Masisi PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Following damning allegations that he had interferred with the judiciary in the just concluded case between Bamalete and government over a piece of land in the outskirts of Gaborone, President Mokgweetsi Masisi says had he interfered as alleged, Balete would have lost the case.

This week, the Court of Appeal (CoA) upheld last year’s High Court’s decision to grant Bamalete ownership of the piece of land. “Let’s be honest, if I did interfere, they wouldn’t have won the case, if at all I had such powers. I never do that.

I am not interested in doing that.

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