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State vs Seretse ‘guessing game’

Tuesday, May 03, 2022 | 5350 Views |

Court of Appeal's Justice Daniel Brand says the case by the Directorate of Public Prosecutions against entrepreneur, Bakang Seretse was just based on speculation and guessing games.

Brand on Friday explained that the case has not even established any criminal doing by Seretse but boiled down to a breach of trust by Kenneth Kerekang, the former director of energy in the then Ministry of Minerals and Water Resources.

Bakang and Kerekang were among those who were accused by the state of dipping their hands in the P250 million belonging to the national treasury, National Petroleum Fund (NPF) when the scandal broke in early 2019.

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State vs Seretse ‘guessing game’

Court of Appeal's Justice Daniel Brand says the case by the Directorate of Public Prosecutions against entrepreneur, Bakang Seretse was just based on speculation and guessing games.