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Maximum Security prison under scrutiny

Letsholo (red tie) and  Mhlanga (grey jacket) during  a court session in Lobatse PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Letsholo (red tie) and Mhlanga (grey jacket) during a court session in Lobatse PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

A case in which a former prisoner, Liberty Mhlanga, is suing Botswana Prisons Service Commissioner for P100,000 has put into the spotlight alleged misdoings at what should be a maximum security prison in Gaborone.

The case put on the spotlight allegations of cellphones and other illegal substances over flooding prisons. Giving evidence in court on Wednesday, Moagi Letsholo lamented that there are a lot of fights going on at the Gaborone Central Prison’s maximum prison while the officers turn a blind eye.

Mhlanga alleges that he was assaulted by fellow inmates on November 13, 2017 for a prolonged period of time before prison officers could intervene.

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