Opposition legal brains form united front

Friday, November 07, 2014

Joint forces: BCP and UDC leaders, Dumelanf Saleshando and Duma Boko at the High Court PIC: TSELE TSEBETSAME

In what may be a possible sign of future cooperation, the legal teams representing bitter political rivals, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) and the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) displayed a rare show of unity in a case in which the Attorney General is challenging the decision by Parliament to amend its Standing Orders.

Like the BCP and UDC, the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is a respondent in the case. However, the BDP has implicitly ganged up with the Attorney General and behaves like the plaintiff. To compound matters, the BDP has said it will launch its own suit to pursue the matter if the Attorney General opts out.

The behaviour of BDP has effectively meant the UDC and BCP are left to their own designs in the case.

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