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Govt to Name and Shame Sex offenders

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In the wake of defilement charges laid against Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) MP for Nata-Gweta Paulson Majaga, human rights group Women Against Rape (WAR) has called on the government to expedite introduction of a sex offenders and paedophiles register. Majaga was on Monday arraigned before the Nata Magistrate’s Court accused for defiling a 16 years old young girl at Malelekwe cattle post in the Central District of Botswana on dates between September 2019 and May 2020. The BDP has acceded to calls from several civil society organisations and different political parties for the outspoken legislature to be suspended. The party has since suspended Majaga for a period of 60 days pending investigations and/or disciplinary proceedings in light of charges laid against him. “As a party that respects and upholds the rule of law, the BDP will allow Hon Majaga to deal with the charges without prejudice and allow for completion of due process of the law,” BDP said in a statement released on Friday. The Maun based human rights organization which primarily supports women and children who experience abuse of all forms also calls for law enforcers and the judiciary to be allowed to independently deal with the case without…

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