CMB case: Contractual dispute turns criminal matter

Friday, July 24, 2020

The matter involving the alleged missing P500 million of Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF) entrusted to Capital Management Botswana (CMB) could be an issue of contractual dispute not criminal matter.

The alleged missing funds were later reportedly fraudulently siphoned into foreign bank accounts leading to what turned into a high profile money laundering case.

It is safe to argue that just like Kgori Capital, CMB might be another victim of gross abuse of office and power by prosecutions authority.

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