Copper trader hits back at police
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Sometime in June 2014, police seized Mehakar Singh’s copper on suspicion that it was illegally procured. The police believe Singh’s company is part of a big syndicate dealing with illegal stripping and trading of copper wires, which is later, sold in South Africa. The seized copper was believed to be from the two largest owners of copper wires in the country, the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) and the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL).
The trader, in his latest submissions in the case, said the police were on a witch-hunt because no proof had been provided that the people he named as his sources of the copper were non-existent or dead.
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...