Magosi, Macholo's imprisonment would destabilise gov't :: Mmegi Online

The government has filed a notice of appeal as well as an urgent application for a stay of execution in response to a High Court ruling delivered on Monday by Justice Dr. Zein Kebonang. In the ruling, Kebonang ordered imprisonment of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) Director General (DG), Peter Magosi, and the Director of the Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM), Gaone Macholo, for contempt of court.

In a swift reaction to the court’s decision, the Attorney General Mmako Abraham, acting on behalf of the duo, lodged a formal notice of appeal with the court seeking to overturn the decision of the judge on both procedural and substantive groundAccording to the notice of appeal, the State wants to stay the orders with the intention to appeal the ruling on the grounds that the court erred in taking the decision to want to imprison the two while there were measures put in place to comply with the order.

“The High Court erred in committing public officials to prison without exhausting alternative remedies or fully considering the implications on public administration and national security,” reads the notice.