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Should we always be watching our backs?

It is already out there that the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) stormed Dikgang Publishing Company (DPC) headquarters and arrested Mmegi Editor, Ryder Gabathuse.

The DIS confiscated Gabathuse's phones and also stormed Senior Reporter Innocent Selatlhwa’s house, arrested him, and confiscated his laptop, iPad, and phone.

While the leadership of the DIS met with MISA Botswana and Botswana Editors Forum (BEF) and expressed regret at how the two were arrested, some questions still beg to be answered. We are not in any way trying to suggest that journalists are above the law, but our rights just like any citizen or resident in Botswana should be respected.

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