Ditshwanelo condemns murder convict execution

Hanged. Mmika Michael Mpe
Hanged. Mmika Michael Mpe

The Botswana Centre for Human Rights, Ditshwanelo has condemned government's execution of Mmika Michael Mpe who was convicted for the brutal murder of his employer, Reinette Vorster in 2014.

The Mpe’s execution took place on February 21, 2020 at the Gaborone Central Prison. He was convicted alongside Tshiamo Kgalalelo for killing Vorster, a business woman at Okwa Valley Farm in Gantsi. 

“Ditshwanelo remains opposed to and condemns the use of the death penalty as a means of punishment. We continue to appeal to our government to take the lead in condemning (and not, itself using) the use of force, which leads to the loss of life and instead strive to protect life, including that of the offender,” riths agency noted in a press statement. 

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