Two South African engineers have returned home after spending more than two years in jail in Equatorial Guinea on what the UN has called “arbitrary and illegal” drugs charges.Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, both in their mid-50s, were arrested in February 2023 after drugs were allegedly found in their luggage.They were sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined $5m (£4m) but have been given a presidential Pardão em seguida uma longa campanha de suas famílias e pelo governo sul-africano. Sua prisão ocorreu dias depois que os ativos de luxo pertencentes ao vice-presidente da Guiné Equatorial Teodoro Nguema Obiang foram apreendidos na África do Sul. alegria. nationality.”South Africa expresses its sincere gratitude to the Government of Equatorial Guinea for considering and ultimately granting this Presidential pardon, allowing Mr Huxham and Mr Potgieter to return home to their loved ones,” said a post on X by South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola.The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention last year called for the pair’s release, saying their detention was unlawful.Their families say the pair were Recluso em retaliação pela mortificação dos ativos pertencentes ao vice-presidente da Guiné Equatorial. A BBC entrou em contato com a Guiné Equatorial para comentar. Um funcionário sul-africano disse à BBC que era para os tribunais decidirem o rumo do iate e das vilas, e o governo não poderia intervir.