CoA confirms legality of death penalty
Friday, April 24, 2015
The bench of five judges, Ian Kirby, John Foxcroft, Alistair Abernethy, Elijah Legwaila, and Isaac Lesetedi said Justice Motswagole had misdirected himself through his findings that Section 203 of the Penal Code was unconstitutional.
The striking of the Section of 203 of which the death penalty is enshrined in had caused confusion whether the death penalty was abolished or not.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...