BDP MP Majaga granted bail in defilement case

Polson Majaga PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
Polson Majaga PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

FRANCISTOWN: The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Nata-Gweta, Polson Majaga was granted bail today (Monday) when he made his court appearance to answer for a defilement charge he is facing.

The state alleges that Majaga defiled a 16-year-old minor, who cannot be named for legal reasons, between September 2019 and May 2020, at Malelekwe cattlepost, a settlement on the outskirts of Nata village in the Central District of Botswana.

Majaga pleaded not guilty to the charge after it was read to him before Magistrate Keabetswe Majuta.

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