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Two South African engineers remain detainees of the Mongomo prison on drug-possession charges one year after their arrest.

Two South African engineers remain detainees of the Mongomo prison on drug-possession charges one year after their arrest.

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Families Renew Call for Release of SA Engineers Imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea for a Year

The families of the two engineers detained on drug possession charges are now pleading with the South African government and United Nations to secure their release amid what they deem a “geopolitical tangle,” involving the son of Equatorial Guinea's president.