Tarnishing the good name of the armed forces
Friday, January 31, 2014
Recent article carried in the Weekend Post newspaper in which the former Commissioner of the Police is reflective of the sentiments that many of us who have worked within the armed forces share. He was responding to the shooting of Costa Kalafatis purportedly by members of the Botswana Police Service.
His horrific actions, betraying the trust placed in him to protect children have rightly been met with the full force of the law. Whilst we commend the court’s decision, this case forces us to confront uncomfortable truths about safeguarding our children and the lifelong scars such abuse leaves.Magistrate Kefilwe Resheng’s firm sentencing sends a powerful message that those who harm children will face severe consequences. Her words rightly...