Peter Huxham and Frederik (Frik) Potgieter were arrested in February 2023, a month after drugs were reportedly discovered in a plane arriving from Singapore.
A UN body has urged the Equatorial Guinea government to release two South African men, Peter Huxham, 55, and Frederik (Frik) Potgieter, 54, who were detained on drug-related charges in Malabo in February last year.
The men, on a work stint in Equatorial Guinea, were arrested separately and met only after their detention. Potgieter is a South African citizen while Huxham holds dual South African/UK citizenship.
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