MDJS to introduce alternatives to imprisonment

Commisioner of Botswana Police Keabetswe Makgophe (right) Deputy Commissioner (operations) Brunoh Paledi and Minister of Defence, Justice and Security Shaw Kgathi. PIC: KABO MPAETONA
Commisioner of Botswana Police Keabetswe Makgophe (right) Deputy Commissioner (operations) Brunoh Paledi and Minister of Defence, Justice and Security Shaw Kgathi. PIC: KABO MPAETONA

The Ministry of Defence, Justice and Security will soon introduce sentencing policies, which will include alternatives to imprisonment.

This means that for the deserving candidates, instead of a prison term the perpetrators will be “punished” through other means equalling the incarceration period.

The newly appointed Minister, Shaw Kgathi said this during his first official meeting with the Botswana Prison Service (BPS) senior officers yesterday.

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