The long-awaited return of Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham follows a presidential pardon, months of diplomatic negotiations and international calls for justice.
South African Frik Potgieter and dual UK-South African citizen Peter Huxham, oil engineers who had been imprisoned for more than two years in Equatorial Guinea, have finally returned home – freed by a presidential pardon that ends a harrowing ordeal marked by anguish, uncertainty and relentless diplomatic effort.
“This brings an end to an ordeal of anguish, uncertainty and unwavering efforts by many to secure their freedom,” said family spokespersons Shaun…
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