State drops financing terrorism charge against 'Butterfly'
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Maswabi, known as ‘Butterfly’ in the spy circles, appeared before Regional Magistrate Goodwill Makofi today, where prosecutor Priscilla Israel requested the charge be dropped with liberty to reinstate it at a later date when enough evidence has been gathered.
Israel cited difficulties with the investigation.
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