Botswana High Court: Seretse Seeks Prosecutor Disqualification in Petroleum Fund Case

A long-running battle over who holds the legal authority to prosecute one of Botswana’s most closely watched financial crime cases has moved to a higher stage, as businessman Bakang Seretse presses the High Court to remove a senior anti-corruption official from the matter altogether. Having failed in his first attempt before a lower court, Seretse has filed a notice of appeal challenging the ruling handed down by Broadhurst Regional Magistrate Mareledi Dipate on 30 June... The post Seretse turns to High Court in bid to disqualify prosecutor in Petroleum Fund case appeared first on Weekend Post.