The police should uphold not break the law

But what has been most shocking is a statement by the Botswana Police Service, whose representative told the PAC that they lent the Ministry of Local Government around P13million to pay the wages of Ipelegeng workers.

The ministry is yet to repay the ‘loan’, which was sourced from the Police Road Traffic Fines Fund. The transaction, which took place about two years ago, was not sanctioned by Parliament, as the norm in any democratic society – in conformity with principles of accountability, the rule of law, and coordinated movement of national resources.