State to appeal 'Kgosi photos' ruling

Kgosi and his attorneys Unoda Mack and Thabiso Tafila  PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
Kgosi and his attorneys Unoda Mack and Thabiso Tafila PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

The state has indicated it wants to appeal a ruling in the former spy chief, Isaac Kgosi's photographs case.

The prosecution’s intentions come following the ruling made early this year in which the court dropped a crucial charge against him in the ongoing legal battle where he was accused of contravening the Directorate of Intelligence and Security Services Act, exposing security agents to the public. 

Kgosi was accused of photographing the state agents and sharing the pictures with a certain publication, as one of the charges, but the court dropped it for lack of evidence. 

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