Khama decries 'costly' DIS dishonesty
Monday, July 18, 2022 | 870 Views |
Ian Khama
Khama who appeared before the Court of Appeal on Friday against the DIS that is seeking an appeal after being denied access to search one of his houses known as State House number 4 moved an application for leave, disclosing how dishonest DIS has been and in the process costing him more than he can bargain.
“The application for leave for additional material in the record of appeal is necessitated by the reprehensible conduct of the DIS. It has put me out of pocket because this application would not have been necessary if the DIS had been honest and disclosed all the information before a High Court judge,” he said.
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