Magistrate dismisses recusal bid

Friday, January 27, 2017

Magistrate Basupi has dismissed recusal apllication against him as baseless

FRANCISTOWN: A Francistown-based magistrate who was asked to recuse himself on the grounds he may be biased towards the state and insensitive to the needs of the accused, yesterday dismissed the application as baseless and unfounded.

Thatayaone Nka who is alleged to have committed a series of rape cases made the application before Principal Magistrate Dumisani Basupi.

The alleged rapist’s modus operandi allegedly involved offering his victims, mostly students, lift and then later on raping them in the bush.

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