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SBM Offshore employees released from Equatorial Guinea prison

Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham were jailed in 2023 on charges that the United Nations described as 'arbitrary and illegal'

Frik Potgieter (top) and Peter Huxham (wearing Chevron cap) arrive back in South Africa on 21 June 2025 after being detained in Equatorial Guinea for more than two years.
Frik Potgieter (top) and Peter Huxham (wearing Chevron cap) arrive back in South Africa on 21 June 2025 after being detained in Equatorial Guinea for more than two years.Photo: SOUTH AFRICA MINISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 7 COOPERATION
Africa CorrespondentLondon
Published 23 June 2025, 10:01Updated 23 June 2025, 10:01
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