Mokone acquitted in sedition charges
Monday, September 03, 2018
This was after the Directorate of Public Prosection withdrew their opposition to Mokone’s application to have the charges withdrawn against him and his newspaper.
Mokone was charged with publishing a seditious publication in September 2014 after his paper alleged that the then Office of the President Ian Khama had tried to conceal an incident in which the President was involved in a car accident while driving alone at night.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...