Sunday, March 1, 2009

Prosecution awaits ballistic results

GABORONE - The prosecution in a case involving a Zimbabwean, Blessing Mukweni, is still waiting for ballistic expert results to determine whether or not the accused fired the shot that killed a DISS officer in Gaborone late last year.
The state alleges that Mukweni killed the officer, Daniel Moilwa at Tshweneng location in Gaborone on November 19, 2008.
The prosecutor, Ms Kaone Dimeku told the court that the delay in obtaining the results was due to the scarcity of ballistic experts in the country.
Currently, Ms Dimeku said the country had only two ballistic experts and that the other one was on sick leave. She also dismissed allegations by the accused that he missed his appointment for medical attention at Princess Marina Hospital and allegations that he was threatened at gunpoint by an immigration officer to submit fingerprints.
She said the allegations were frivolous and misleading, adding that their investigations revealed the opposite.
The case is before Broadhurst Magistrate Imafon Akpabio and will continue on March 10.BOPA

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