BFA withholds names of investigators
Friday, April 28, 2023 | 80 Views |
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Concerns of match-fixing emerged after an audio clip featuring the voices believed to be those of referee, Joshua Bondo and BFA official, Monnakgotla Mojaki was leaked recently.
The Ministry of Youth, Sport, Gender and Culture as well as the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) urged the BFA to get to the bottom of the matter. In response, the BFA appointed a three-man committee this week but did not release the names of the members. Amid concerns, the integrity of the committee could be compromised without the public scrutinising their profiles.
“Justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done.”-Lord HewartHis decision was the correct one.The move neither proves guilt nor settles the serious allegations that have brought him to the doorstep of the Regional Magistrate’s Court.It does, however, recognise a basic principle of accountable government, that a minister facing criminal charges should not remain in a position that could create even...