DCEC, DIS wars threaten gov’t trust

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In an interesting turf war, the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) and the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) are fighting in court.

This came about after the DIS agents raided and sealed the DCEC offices last week in search of files allegedly opened by the corruption bursting agency investigators against some of the DIS officers.

The move prompted DCEC head, Tymon Katlholo to approach the court to seek a restraining order against the DIS, which the court duly granted through a rule nisi.

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DCEC, DIS wars threaten gov’t trust

In an interesting turf war, the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) and the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) are fighting in court.

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