Trust in law enforcement short commodity

While some people seemed to believe that the law should take its course, there is another camp that seemed to feel that the arrests amounted to harassment of the former president’s twin brothers, and Tshekedi’s wife Thea, who was also detained and released at a later stage. The Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) and Botswana Police Service (BPS) have previously detained ‘suspects’, something which was happening even under the rule of the former president, Ian Khama.

Of course now and then we would hear complaints of police brutality, innocent people being detained for questioning, but the outcry is never this loud. While law enforcement agencies should be kept under strict scrutiny to ensure none of the organisations trample on anyone’s rights, the very same organisations should be allowed to carry out their duties without fear or favour. Information as to why the trio was arrested has not been released as yet, but some people are already making assumptions that DIS officers are harassing the Khamas.