Botswana: Bushmen 'Poachers' Cleared After Two-Year Court Battle

press release

Four Bushmen accused of poaching on their ancestral land have escaped up to five years in jail after a Botswana court threw out their case last week.

The Bushmen were allegedly spotted on a hunting trip by Botswana's President Khama as his plane flew over the Bushmen's land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in April 2012.

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