DIS denies 'opposition onslaught'

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The year 2019 was a very busy one as the country went to the polls. It was apparent from the beginning to the end of the year, the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) featured prominently in the news amid accusations mainly from the opposition that the spy agency was meddling in the elections process. Mmegi Staff Writer RYDER GABATHUSE engages the DIS communications officer, Edward Robert on these worrying developments

FRANCISTOWN: First, there were reports that the DIS targeted mainly opposition operatives who were incessantly arrested without charges in what left many believing that the whole exercise was meant to disadvantage the opposition.

The picture painted by the news media and social media reports generally was that the DIS with its sister organisations like the tax agency, the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) were desperate to ensure that the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) wins the elections by hook or crook.

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