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Seven fraud counts haunt Balopi

Balopi at Broadhurst Regional Magistrates Court. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Balopi at Broadhurst Regional Magistrates Court. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) president Mpho Balopi has found himself on the wrong side of the law after being slapped with seven counts of fraud and money laundering alongside his seven co-accused persons before Regional Magistrate Mareledi Dipate.

Balopi alongside his close family and compatriots in the political space thronged the halls of the courtroom as he was arraigned before the court, following investigations undertook by the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crimes (DCEC).

The BDP leader finds himself on the wrong side of the law alongside; Native Outdoor (PTY) LTD (represented by Balopi as the director), Native Impressions (PTY) LTD (represented by Balopi as the director), Stess Engineering (PTY) LTD (represented by Thomas Sharpe as director), Thomas Sharpe, Keysource (PTY) LTD (represented by Tshepiso Makgoeng as director), Tshepiso Makgoeng and Duncan Gaolebe.

Editor's Comment
Commitment by DPP to fight corruption welcome

Whilst many citizens put trust in their leaders that they are tackling one of the worst curses that can befall a country, the public has lost trust after all the cases seemed not to go anywhere.As the saying goes, ‘corruption is a cancer that eats away at the fabric of society’; corruption affects effective governance.Corruption affects delivery of services to the public and also crumbles most systems meant to assist citizens who are very...

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