Mothibamele to rebuild his political career

Mothibamele says he found himself in a strange position when he anxiously faced the magistrate in a Hukuntsi court waiting to be set free of charges of illegal possession of a government trophy.

He spoke to Mmegi after a ruling of no case to answer was passed by Magistrate Johnny Baakile. He, his wife Ellen and sister Itireleng had been charged with unlawful possession of a government trophy contrary to Section 71 of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act.   One of Botswana's longest serving Members of Parliament politics (1969 to 1999), told Mmegi that he had opted to represent himself because he knew he was innocent right from the beginning. "I had to personally convince the court that I had no case to answer," he said.