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Botswana pledges support in drug mule's death sentence appeal

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 | 5040 Views |

President Mokgweetsi Masisi has pledged support for ‘drug mule’ Lesedi Molapisi, who has been condemned to the gallows, should she opt to appeal her sentence. This follows his announcement confirming that the 32-year-old Molapisi was sentenced to death by a Bangladeshi court on Monday on drug trafficking charges.

“I leave on a sombre note that a citizen of ours in a faraway land, got into trouble and is faced with a very harsh reality of paying the hard price,” Masisi said at a media briefing ahead of his departure for the JCK Show earlier today.

He appealed to Batswana to keep Molapisi and her family in their prayers “and wish that there would be some [other] reason to punish her but not as severely as she is being punished".

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