State loses P82m bid against Seretse

Seretse and Ngakaagae PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
Seretse and Ngakaagae PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

The State has lost the case against Bakang Seretse in its final attempt to recover some of the funds in the missing P230 million belonging to the national treasury, the National Petroleum Fund (NPF).

This morning the Court of Appeal dismissed State's appeal on grounds that there was no evidence to suggest that Seretse's property which the State wanted to forfeit was derived from proceeds of crime.

Judge Daniel Brand when dismissing the appeal said the State failed to establish on balance that indeed the properties were acquired illegally with funds from the NPF.

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