Suspect in Tsabong murder walks free in SA

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A 38-year-old Motswana man suspected of killing his girlfriend in Tsabong last year, on Tuesday walked out of a fugitive detention centre near Johannesburg a free man after a High Court there ruled he could not be detained further, or deported to Botswana.

Keitikile Jampe is the latest beneficiary of a legal loophole other suspects have successfully exploited between the two countries. In the past, other murder suspects have escaped to South Africa which refuses to extradite them unless Botswana provides a written agreement that it will not impose the death penalty on them.The arrangement has reportedly frustrated local judiciary authorities who feel South Africa is imposing its legal system on Botswana’s sovereignty. In recent cases, the Defence, Justice and Security ministry has refused to provide such commitments, leading to stalemates.

As Botswana Police Service (BPS) say Jampe is accused of killing his girlfriend in Tsabong in August last year, a timeline compiled by Mmegi from available data suggests he immediately fled to South Africa after committing the offence.

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