High Court vindicates law firm in BOT50 scandal

Friday, January 19, 2018

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The BOT50 financial scandals may be far from over as one law firm that was alleged to have benefited from the golden jubilee funds has been vindicated by the High Court.

The law firm, D.M. Mthimkhulu Attorneys that was suing for being embroiled in the BOT50 money saga has been awarded damages in a case in which it deemed defamatory.

The lawsuit emanated from a letter of demand to Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC), chief executive officer (CEO), Falcon Sedimo for allegedly uttering to the Parliamentary Committee on Statutory Bodies that the law firm was paid P1 million and P60,000 from the BOT50 tickets.

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