Kingdom Mabuza
Kingdom Mabuza
The government will intervene at diplomatic level to persuade the Botswana government to overturn the death sentence handed down to Michael Molefe, a South African citizen.
Molefe was sentenced to death for murder at the Lobatse high court in Botswana on Friday.
Molefe, 40, of Soweto and a Botswana national, and Brandon Sampson, 33, were found guilty of murdering two Zimbabwean nationals, Robert Ncube and Sam Hombarume, in December 2000 in Gaborone.
Foreign Affairs spokesman Ronnie Mamoepa said: "We will definitely intervene for the sentence to be commuted."
SA to plead for Molefe
Kingdom Mabuza
Kingdom Mabuza
The government will intervene at diplomatic level to persuade the Botswana government to overturn the death sentence handed down to Michael Molefe, a South African citizen.
Molefe was sentenced to death for murder at the Lobatse high court in Botswana on Friday.
Molefe, 40, of Soweto and a Botswana national, and Brandon Sampson, 33, were found guilty of murdering two Zimbabwean nationals, Robert Ncube and Sam Hombarume, in December 2000 in Gaborone.
Foreign Affairs spokesman Ronnie Mamoepa said: "We will definitely intervene for the sentence to be commuted."
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