Families of two South African engineers, Frederik (Frik) Potgieter and Peter Huxham who have been jailed in Equatorial Guinea on ‘trumped-up’ drug charges, have intensified the call for their release. Today marks one year since their arrest and detention.
Families of two South African engineers, Frederik Potgieter and Peter Huxham who have been jailed in Equatorial Guinea on ‘trumped-up’ drug charges, have intensified the call for their release. Today marks one year since their arrest and detention.
Thursday 9 February 2023. South African engineers Frederik Potgieter and Peter Huxham were at the Anda China Malabo Hotel in Equatorial Guinea’s capital, all set to fly back to South Africa the next day. They had just completed a five-week work rotation on offshore oil and gas platforms for their employer, the Dutch company SBM Offshore.
However, what was supposed to be their last night in Equatorial Guinea became the beginning of a long and torturous ordeal for Potgieter and Huxham in the country.Get unlimited access to our exclusive journalism and features today. Our award-winning team of correspondents and editors report from over 54 African countries, from Cape Town to Cairo, from Abidjan to Abuja to Addis Ababa. Africa. Unlocked.
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