PENAL CODE OF BOTSWANA
PART I - General Provisions
Parties to Offences (ss 21-24)
22. Offences committed by joint offenders in prosecution of common purpose
When two or more persons form a common intention to prosecute an unlawful purpose in conjunction with one another, and in the prosecution of such purpose an offence is committed of such a nature that its commission was a probable consequence of the prosecution of such purpose, each of them is deemed to have committed the offence.
PENAL CODE OF BOTSWANA
PART II Crimes
DIVISION II - OFFENCES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF LAWFUL AUTHORITY
Offences relating to the Administration of Justice (ss 111-123)
120. Conspiracy to defeat justice and interference with witnesses Any person who-
(a) conspires with any other person to accuse any person falsely of any crime or to do anything to obstruct, prevent, pervert, or defeat the course of justice;
(b) in order to obstruct the due course of justice, dissuades, hinders or prevents any person lawfully bound to appear and give evidence as a witness from so appearing and giving evidence, or endeavours to do so; or
(c) obstructs or in any way interferes with or knowingly prevents the execution of any legal process, civil or criminal, is guilty of an offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.
PENAL CODE OF BOTSWANA
PART II - Crimes
Conspiracies (ss 392-393)
392. Conspiracy to commit offence
Any person who conspires with another person to commit an offence is guilty of an offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years, or, if the greatest punishment to which a person convicted of the offence in question is liable is less than imprisonment for seven years, then to such lesser punishment.
3. In accordance with this Statute, a person shall be criminally responsible and liable for punishment for a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court if that person:
(d) In any other way contributes to the commission or attempted commission of such a crime by a group of persons acting with a common purpose. Such contribution shall be intentional and shall either:
(i) Be made with the aim of furthering the criminal activity or criminal purpose of the group, where such activity or purpose involves the commission of a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court; or
(ii) Be made in the knowledge of the intention of the group to commit the crime;