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Sekerese acquitted after begging Boko for pardon

Kgomotso Sekerese
Kgomotso Sekerese

What began as an emotional plea to President Duma Boko for a presidential pardon has ended with an unexpected courtroom victory for Kgomotso Sekerese.

The Francistown High Court quashed his defilement conviction on September 3 and ordered his immediate release.

Sekerese, who was serving a 10-year sentence and had asked Boko to remit the remaining four years, no longer needs presidential clemency.

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