Morupisis Await Fate As Trial Ends

The accused persons, who have been on trial on charges ranging from money laundering and abuse of office, appeared in court on Friday for final submissions as the trial came to a close. They are accused of using Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF) for personal gain when the former PSP was the fund’s chairperson. During the submissions, the accused persons’ attorney, Busang Manewe detailed Morupisi’s source of income and how the vehicle, the Toyota Land Cruiser he is accused of purchasing with public funds came to be.

Giving details of the Land Cruiser acquisition, Manewe said the vehicle never belonged to his client, but was purchased for his wife’s business and he simply became a signatory to the purchase agreement at the time.