{"id":38045,"date":"2023-11-08T07:45:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T07:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/?p=38045"},"modified":"2023-11-08T06:06:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T06:06:49","slug":"bpf-mp-detained-released-without-a-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/bpf-mp-detained-released-without-a-charge","title":{"rendered":"BPF MP detained, released without a charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Member of Parliament (MP) for Serowe North constituency Baratiwa Mathoothe was arrested and detained over night yesterday at the Special Support Group (SSG) holding cells.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This was confirmed by the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) president Mephato Reatile who further added that Mathoothe has been released without a charged.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview. 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