Judiciary tight-lipped on Solo�s �forced� retirement
Friday, December 16, 2016
This was after the Francistown-based High Court Judge had, before being retired, had taken a “sabbatical” leave. The President apparently asked Solo to retire a month or so ago. There are no reasons advanced for his retirement, but Solo is in 50s, nowhere near the Judges’ retirement age of 70. Sources in the Judiciary have revealed that Solo was retired on medical grounds.
According to the Constitution, a Judge of the High Court may be removed from office only for inability to perform the functions of his or her office (whether arising from infirmity of body or mind or from any other cause) or for misbehaviour, and shall not be so removed except in accordance with the provisions of this section.
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