Court To Deliver LGBTIQ Life-Defining Decision

Terrance Rannowane PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Terrance Rannowane PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The Botswana gay community will today hear the life-defining decision in regards to the liberty to enjoy same-sex conduct without criminal repercussions as the Court of Appeal (CoA) is set to deliver the much-awaited judgment.

The highest court is expected to deliver judgement following the state’s appeal of the 2019 judgment that decriminalised same-sex conduct and put the matter to rest once and for all.

The full bench of Chief Justice Terrence Rannowane, CoA Judge President Ian Kirby and Justices Mercy Garekwe, Isaac Lesetedi and Monametsi Gaongalelwe recently heard the matter in detail as the gay community cried about the constant abuse they suffer as a result of their sexuality while the government, on one hand, is crying about the erosion of societal morality.

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