has within a period of ten years immediately preceding the date of his proposed
appointment, been convicted—
(i) in Botswana, of a criminal offense, or
(ii) outside Botswana, of an offense which, if committed in Botswana, would have been a
criminal offence, and sentenced by a court of competent jurisdiction to imprisonment for
six months or more without the option of a fine, whether that sentence has been
suspended or not, and for which he has not received a free pardon; or