Judge raps AG on the knuckles

The DCEC headquarters in Gaborone
The DCEC headquarters in Gaborone

LOBATSE: The High Court here has issued a blistering attack on the Attorney General for dereliction of duty.

This is in a matter in which a union sued the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime for refusing to unionise the parastatal’s workers.

Justice Ranier Busang ruled in favour of the National Amalgamated Local and Central Government and Parastatal Workers Union (NALCGPWU) last week, striking down a section of the Corruption and Economic Crime (Amendment) Act of 2013. He also ordered the Attorney General and the DCEC to pay the costs of the suit.

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