State delays Justice Ketlogetswe's case against Masisi, JSC
Friday, December 09, 2022 | 1190 Views |
Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
The case was postponed to next week Tuesday after State lawyer Phazha Molebatsi indicated that they would like to strike out the affidavit they had filed in response to Ketlogetswe’s court papers.
“We have filed an interlocutory application to the current main case as we want to strike out the affidavit. We would like to strike out the affidavit because it has some averments we do not agree with,” said Molebatsi.
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