ONE of the two men who are wanted in Botswana in connection with an armed robbery case yesterday told the Lehurutshe m agistrate's court, near Zeerust, that the Botswana authorities did not want him for an armed robbery case, but murder
Stanley Ndlovu, 34, pleaded with the court to dismiss the extradition application by Botswana authorities because he is being investigated for other crimes in Botswana, including murder.
In an affidavit read in court, Ndlovu said: "I wish to state that this application is made in bad faith, in that the director of public prosecutions in Botswana wants me to be extradited on a charge of robbery.
"But when I get to Botswana I might be charged with other offences, including murder, which carries a death sentence."
He also told the court that Botswana detectives had been questioning him about his involvement in other robbery cases in which there might be a murder charge.
He told magistrate Butinyana Mlangeni that if he ordered the extradition, he was likely to face a death sentence if found guilty of murder.
He said authorities from Botswana took his photographs before an identification parade was held.
He suspected that his pictures were shown to state witnesses who are to testify against him in court.
Magistrate Mlangeni called in Priscilla Israel, a prosecutor in Botswana's magistrate's court to confirm Ndlovu's allegations.
" I checked all the systems we have under the suspect's name and I found nothing besides the case of armed robbery that we are here for," she confirmed.
Israel told the court that it was not true that Ndlovu faced other cases in Botswana.
The Botswana government claims Ndlovu, with Ngqabuthu Mbele, 32, a Zimbabwean national, allegedly robbed a supermarket at BBS Mall of airtime and R138000 in cash five months ago.
The high commissioner of Botswana requested the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation to extradite the suspects.
State prosecutor Johannes van Nickerk asked magistrate Mlangeni to hand the suspects over to Botswana.
In Botswana the two will face 20 years' imprisonment with corporal punishment if found guilty.
Magistrate Mlangeni postponed the case to November 2 for judgment and the suspects remained in custody.
'I'm facing a charge of murder'
ONE of the two men who are wanted in Botswana in connection with an armed robbery case yesterday told the Lehurutshe m agistrate's court, near Zeerust, that the Botswana authorities did not want him for an armed robbery case, but murder
Stanley Ndlovu, 34, pleaded with the court to dismiss the extradition application by Botswana authorities because he is being investigated for other crimes in Botswana, including murder.
In an affidavit read in court, Ndlovu said: "I wish to state that this application is made in bad faith, in that the director of public prosecutions in Botswana wants me to be extradited on a charge of robbery.
"But when I get to Botswana I might be charged with other offences, including murder, which carries a death sentence."
He also told the court that Botswana detectives had been questioning him about his involvement in other robbery cases in which there might be a murder charge.
He told magistrate Butinyana Mlangeni that if he ordered the extradition, he was likely to face a death sentence if found guilty of murder.
He said authorities from Botswana took his photographs before an identification parade was held.
He suspected that his pictures were shown to state witnesses who are to testify against him in court.
Magistrate Mlangeni called in Priscilla Israel, a prosecutor in Botswana's magistrate's court to confirm Ndlovu's allegations.
" I checked all the systems we have under the suspect's name and I found nothing besides the case of armed robbery that we are here for," she confirmed.
Israel told the court that it was not true that Ndlovu faced other cases in Botswana.
The Botswana government claims Ndlovu, with Ngqabuthu Mbele, 32, a Zimbabwean national, allegedly robbed a supermarket at BBS Mall of airtime and R138000 in cash five months ago.
The high commissioner of Botswana requested the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation to extradite the suspects.
State prosecutor Johannes van Nickerk asked magistrate Mlangeni to hand the suspects over to Botswana.
In Botswana the two will face 20 years' imprisonment with corporal punishment if found guilty.
Magistrate Mlangeni postponed the case to November 2 for judgment and the suspects remained in custody.
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