“I welcome an extradition request” - Khama
Mompati Tlhankane | Monday June 6, 2022 17:05
Khama was supposed to appear at Broadhurst Regional Court today but he was a no show. The former president is currently is in a self imposed exile in South Africa. Last month, the former army general was charged with 14 offences becoming the first former president to be charged with criminal offences post his tenure.
'My comment is that I would very much welcome an extradition request because that would give me and my associates an opportunity to expose the lies and fabrications that President Mokgweetsi Masisi and his cronies have been embarking on against me,” Khama told Mmegionline in an interview.
He said extradition doesn’t happen in a manner where one applies today and the next day they are back in the country. “There is a legal process that has to be followed which includes an appearance in a South African court and that is why I welcome it,” he said. He added that what comes out in an SA court will be published widely therefore, that would work for him.
Khama has been charged with criminal offences which include amongst others, unlawful possession of a firearm, receiving stolen property, procuring the registration of a firearm by false pretence, aiding and abetting unlawful possession of a firearm and ownership of a firearm not registered in accordance with the Arms and Ammunition Act of 2018.
The case in which Khama is accused alongside others like his ally Isaac Kgosi and suspended police commissioner Keabetswe Makgophe just to name but a few is already gearing up to become one of the most significant legal showdowns in Botswana’s history.