The seven suspended Anglican Church priests have sought the intervention of the High Court after they could not reach a compromise deal with the church authorities.
Sources in the church have informed this paper that their attorneys have called for the reinstatement of the priests with immediate effect and for the suspension of Bishop Trevor Mwamba of the Diocese of Botswana pending investigations. On the other hand the authorities called for a dialogue and opposed Mwamba's suspension, said a source. The two parties could not agree on each other's demands and the priests opted for court intervention, the source added.
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