Families seek access to graves of executed

Botswana Institute of Rehabilitation and Reintergration of Offenders (BIRRO), who are playing the facilitation role, has sent a letter dated May 31, 2016 to President Ian Khama calling him to look into the issue, Mmegi can reveal. The BIRRO director, Mothei Sejakgomo confirmed the letter leaked to Mmegi but could not discuss the contents of the letter as it is for the President and not the media.

Pressed further Sejakgomo confirmed that several families have asked them to facilitate the process for them to at least see their executed relatives’ graves for closure. The letter, also copied to the Attorney General and Commissioner of Prisons says: “As BIRRO we will feel more blessed if His Excellency can use his power to arrange for those who lost their loved ones through the death penalty to be allowed to see the graves of their sons, daughters, fathers, mothers among others.”