State drops financing terrorism charge against 'Butterfly'
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Welheminah Mphoeng Maswabi in court PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
Maswabi, known as ‘Butterfly’ in the spy circles, appeared before Regional Magistrate Goodwill Makofi today, where prosecutor Priscilla Israel requested the charge be dropped with liberty to reinstate it at a later date when enough evidence has been gathered.
Israel cited difficulties with the investigation.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...