Magistrate recuses himself from high-profile robbery case amid threats :: Mmegi Online

FRANCISTOWN: Following threats made against one of the court clerks by a notorious gang, including a Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) agent accused of robbing Choppies Meriting, Principal Magistrate Tshepo Magetse has recused himself from the case.

The quartet, comprising Ronald Dipholo, Mogomotsi Thupane, Ronnie Sanana, and the DIS agent, Derick Masukula, allegedly forcefully entered the Choppies Meriting store in Francistown and stole cash amounting to P190,000 at gunpoint in August 2020. The masked men allegedly robbed the store at 8:30 pm, just minutes after closing for the day, threatening staff members with something that looked like a gun.

Before the quartet's appearance on Tuesday, it is alleged that the troublesome and supposedly dangerous accused persons harassed one of the court reporters on their last appearance.

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