Can the President be sued as BDP leader?
source: Mmegi
GIDEON NKALA
Staff Writer
Unless former presidents Sir Ketumile Masire and Festus Mogae pull off a sensational last minute deal in the impasse between the two factions in the ruling party, all indications are that the feuding will end in court.
However, there are complications in the impending court action because one of the respondents – the main one – happens to be President Ian Khama. There is talk that the case will die at the High Court even before it gets to the merits stage because Section 41 of the constitution protects Khama from prosecution. Indeed the Khama camp does not make secret of the fact that the case might not go far because of this protection.
They hope to use Section 41 as the grenade that will [continue reading]
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29 August, 2009 at 12:23 am
DO YOU THINK THAT KHAMA HAS A SPLIT PERSONALITY?!
If he can not be sued as a President bcaise of Art.41 BW
Constitution,ho could he be sued as a President of BDP?
Either the faction should send a petition to the National Assembly and ask for removal of Khama’s immunty or WAIT another 7 years until his presidentila term expires.