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LSB, Justice Ketlogetswe take Masisi to court

Justice Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe
Justice Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe

The Law Society of Botswana (LSB) and High Court's Justice Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe have taken President Mokgweetsi Masisi to court over his decision to refer their complaint and allegations against Chief Justice (CJ) Terence Rannowane.

Masisi has chosen the complaint and allegations to be heard at the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).

For LSB, it has filed an application seeking a review of President Masisi's decision not to deal with allegations against the Chief Justice after he was reported to him by Judge Ketlogetswe about interference in one of the cases he was handling that involved Lobatse legislator, Thapelo Matsheka.

Editor's Comment
Ruling party should tread carefully on cadre deployment

But on the particularly sensitive question of cadre deployment, the BNF must tread very carefully.The issue deserves robust debate, not ideological enthusiasm. Recent public comments from the BNF leadership are reassuring: the party has said that government positions should be based on merit and competence rather than party membership, and that it does not have a specific cadre-deployment policy.That principle should remain firmly at the centre...

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