Huge crowd forces police to deny access to High Court

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

The huge crowd that turned up at the Gaborone High Court last Friday to hear the verdict in the case in which the Attorney General wanted to overturn amendments to Parliament’s Standing Orders forced the police to bar some people, including journalists from entering the courtroom.

For the first time, the police demanded press cards from the media and no journalist was allowed to enter the courtroom if there was no seat.

The police maintained that they did not want the public or media to sit on the floor of the court. Though a partition had been opened to use two courtrooms, this was not enough to contain the huge crowd.

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Huge crowd forces police to deny access to High Court

The huge crowd that turned up at the Gaborone High Court last Friday to hear the verdict in the case in which the Attorney General wanted to overturn amendments to Parliament’s Standing Orders forced the police to bar some people, including journalists from entering the courtroom.

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TAFIC targets top four finish

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