LSB chair accuses judicial officers of corruption

Law Society chairman Kgalalelo Monthe
Law Society chairman Kgalalelo Monthe

The chairperson of Law Society of Botswana (LSB), Kgalalelo Monthe says there are corrupt officers within the Judiciary.

Addressing the opening of the legal year on Tuesday, Monthe called on Batswana to be more vigilant against corruption and bribery in the judiciary, which he said could prove a real challenge to the rule of law.

Monthe said that bribing of judicial officers and the scourge of corruption has the ability to make people lose confidence in the justice system.

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