Eritrea players sue Kgathi :: Mmegi Online

The 10 Eritrean players who refuse to go home are seeking the High Court intervention to block their deportation. The players have indicated that they risk execution, detention, and torture once they set foot in their home country. Local attorney Dick Bayford will be representing the players in court this morning.

The Eritrean Movement for Democracy and Human Rights (EMDHR) through lawyer, Dick Bayford will today file an urgent application challenging government’s intention to deport 10 Eritrean footballers seeking political asylum.

Minister for Defence, Justice and Security, Shaw Kgathi yesterday said on a local radio station that the government will deport the players who were part of the country’s senior national team that lost to the Zebras on Tuesday, in the 2018 World Cup qualifying game. Abane Ghebremestel of EMDHR told Mmegi that they were very disappointed in the minister’s radio comments hence they instructed their lawyer to file an urgent application.

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