State case was speculation, exaggeration –Morupisi
Monday, January 29, 2024 | 2030 Views |
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Morupisi PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
The former Permanent Secretary to the President (PSP) has filed an appeal before the Court of Appeal (CoA) seeking for his conviction to be overturned and given a free lease on life on reasons that the State failed to produce evidence on the charges he was facing but the High Court still made findings and subsequently convicted him.
Morupisi was convicted around October 2022 on two charges of corruption and one count of money laundering related to the Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF) and Capital Management Botswana (CMB) money laundering scandal. He has argued that there was no evidence that supported the charges.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...