Why DPP refused to charge Moroka
Friday, January 16, 2015
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Moroka
In what is turning out to be one of the most bizarre cases in the history of the judiciary in Botswana, the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) refused to prosecute the De Beers Botswana resident director Neo Moroka for the killing of his employee, Kealeboga Danster in April 2014 despite strong recommendation by the police that he has a case to answer, new evidence obtained by Mmegi reveals.
In September 2014, DPP director Leonard Sechele issue a ‘nolle prosequi’ certificate to stop and discontinue criminal prosecution against Moroka for fatally shooting Danster at his farm in Kgalagadi District citing that the whole incident was an accident and that there was insufficient evidence to prosecute.
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