Masisi off the hook

Friday, April 27, 2018

The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has strongly rejected the impanelled judges who were tasked with the party's urgent application challenging President Mokgweetsi Masisi's 'unconstitutional' presidency.

The party yesterday appeared before the panel they rejected seeking to withdraw the matter as they reckon they will not get any justice, more so that they were denied any knowledge of who could have endorsed the judges to listen to the matter.

The rejected panel comprised Justices Tebogo Tau and Barnabas Nyamadzabo who were supposed to handle the matter with Justice Tshepo Motswagole who recused himself in the matter earlier this week. Motswagole was replaced by Justice Godfrey Radijeng.

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Masisi off the hook

The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has strongly rejected the impanelled judges who were tasked with the party's urgent application challenging President Mokgweetsi Masisi's 'unconstitutional' presidency.