Kgosi abandons BURS default judgement

Kgosi PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Kgosi PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

Former spy chief Isaac Kgosi has taken a decision to abandon the default judgement delivered against Botswana Unified Revenue Services (BURS) by the High Court in which he was claiming damages for unlawful arrest. Kgosi's decision comes barely days after the tax agency, BURS filed an appeal and application for stay of proceedings before Gaborone High Court Judge, Zein Kebonang.

According to a filing notice dated July 21, 2021, the former spy chief without much reasons revealed that he has abandoned the judgement entered in his favor on July 12, 2021.

“Notice of abandonment of judgement; the first respondent having barred and obtained judgement against the BURS and Molapo and desirous of obtaining finality in the proceedings before court hereby abandons his judgement entered in his favour on 12 July 2021,” reads the notice.

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