Judge issues warning to Commissioner of Prisons

Gaborone High Court Judge, Tshepo Motswagole, has issued a stern warning to the Commissioner of Prisons and Rehabilitation Colonel Silas Motlalekgosi to put his house in order, or face the music.

This comes after the department failed to comply with two court orders – first one issued in June 2019 and later re-issued in March 2020.

The order was that the department should assist inmate, Bogosi Matsheng, to get a medical expert report for his civil matter against the Attorney General and the Department of Prisons and Rehabilitation.

Matsheng who is serving time in prison for armed rob...