A Botswana court on Friday dismissed an application by former president Ian Khama to have an arrest warrant against him struck down.
The warrant was issued by a regional magistrate in late December after Khama, who has been living in South Africa since November 2021, failed to turn up in court to answer charges laid against him in April. The charges include:procuring the registration of a firearm by false pretence.
The high court in Gaborone ruled that Khama's application failed to meet the requirements for the warrant to be set aside or delayed, and said he also failed to justify why the matter should be treated as urgent.Khama has missed court appearances since he was charged in April, saying he feared for his life in Botswana.
He has been in a protracted feud with his successor President Mokgweetsi Masisi which resulted in him quitting the ruling Botswana Democratic Party in 2019.
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