Botswana hanged two men convicted of murder. Botswana Prison Service said Wedu Mosalagae, 33, of Letlhakane village and Kutlo Setima, 29, of Ghanzi, were hanged at Gaborone Central Prison on Monday.
Mosalagae was committed to death by Francistown High Court on the 8th August 2019, for the murder of Ms Barobi Rampape on the 24th November 2012 at Nkoshe Ward at Letlhakane, while Setima was committed to death by the High Court of Botswana at Lobatse on the 24th May 2019 for the murder of Ms Tsone Kosi of Kgaphamadi ward, Ghanzi.
“They both lost their appeals to the High Court of Appeal on the 5th August 2020,” assistant commissioner Wamorena Ramolefhe said in a statement.
The executions drew a mixed reaction on social media platforms. The majority of respondents were in favour of the execution and questioned why it had taken so long to hang the pair. There were also those who condemned the executions.
The media statement placed in BWGovernment’s Facebook account drew more than 3,500 comments and more than 1,000 shares. Good going, keep it up,” read one comment.
Another read: “RIP guys, we will not miss you though. And for the hangman, you are in the book of most sinner my man.”
The warders dig the grave, not the prisoners, and they also perform the burial.
Capital punishment in Botswana is usually issued for murder under aggravating circumstances and is carried out by hanging.
Rights group Amnesty International said in November 2020 that four people had been hanged since President Mokgweetsi Masisi was inaugurated in November 2019.
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Source: IOL
