No evidence in Kgosi photo case
Friday, January 29, 2021
Isaac Kgosi PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Mokibe on Monday delivered a ruling in which she dropped a crucial charge against Kgosi on grounds that the State failed to provide any evidence of the photographs it accused the Kgosi of taking.
Kgosi, who was accused of contravening the DIS Act and slapped with two counts, being prohibition of disclosure of protected identity and obstructing officers and support staff. He now remains charged with a lesser charge of obstructing officers and support staff.
The ruling party’s position we understand is to ascertain if there were no excesses by the previous Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) regime led by Mokgweetsi Masisi. The BDP had until last year been in power for the past 58 years before it lost the 13th General Election to the UDC.President Duma Boko reiterated the position of his government, which inherited almost ‘empty’ State coffers from the previous regime, this week to find out how...