Ruling for ATI kidnapping case set
Friday, August 01, 2014
The court will then decide whether to dismiss the charge brought forward by the state or proceed with the prosecution against the famed artist and his accomplices. The defence team argued before magistrate Joy Brown-Norman that the state breached the court order by serving them with a summary of evidence later than the set date, without even applying for leave or condonation. ATI’s lawyer, Kgosietsile Ngakayagae submitted that in doing so the state was not only contemptuous of the court order, but also gave them a short period of time to review the evidence.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....