Thieves � Dibotelo calls suspended judges

PIC: Moreri Sejakgomo
PIC: Moreri Sejakgomo

By receiving and utilising allowances they were not entitled to, the suspended judges stole, says the Chief Justice (CJ) Maruping Dibotelo.

In his answering affidavit to the urgent application by the quartet before the Lobatse High Court, Dibotelo said the point that the suspended judges received allowances not due to them was an act of theft.

“That act prima facie constitutes an act of theft. The fact that there may have been lapses on their part in the past does not excuse the applicants,” writes Dibotelo.

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