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Former Botswana president Ian Khama has said he didn't attend the commemoration of a public holiday named after his father because he fears for his life.
Khama, who has fled his home country has approached the Joburg High Court, seeking a declaratory order to reject any extradition request should one be made.
Khama wants to avoid being incarcerated if Botswana decides to seek his extradition on what he regards as trumped-up charges of illegal gun possession.
Former Botswana president Ian Khama, a key member of the opposition Botswana Patriotic Front, says one of his biggest mistakes was paving the way for Mokgweetsi Masisi to succeed him.
The warrant was issued after Ian Khama failed to turn up in court to answer charges laid against him in April.