AP fields rape suspect

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FRANCISTOWN: The Alliance for Progressives (AP) has fielded a candidate who is charged with one count of rape to stand for a council seat.

The candidate, Taujoruavi Maekopo, will represent the AP during the upcoming general elections that are slated for October 23, 2019 at the Gumare-Tubu ward in the Ngami constituency.

The 24-year-old Maekopo, who was a student at Maun Senior School in 2016, allegedly raped one of his cousins, aged 12 then, who were left in his custody.

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