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BDF, Police behaviour a reflection of society – Mohwasa

Minister Moeti Mohaswa. PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Minister Moeti Mohaswa. PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

As the country reels from several brutal killings, some of which are perpetrated by members of the discipline forces, the Minister for State President, Moeti Mohwasa, says their (discipline forces) behaviour is a reflection of the society they live in.

Mohwasa made the remarks responding to a question that was posed to him by this publication during a press conference at the closing ceremony of the Botswana Police Service Senior Officers Conference that was recently held at Special Support Group (SSG) Hall, Gaborone.

The Monitor had wanted to know the new government’s plans in responding to the brutal killings and what they could have since observed as the root cause of these killings. These include reports of officers allegedly killing their partners and appearing in court on charges such as rape, defilement, threat-to-kill to mention but a few.

Editor's Comment
Let’s fight GBV as a collective

Botswana for the longest time was known for her virulent peace with family being an enviable institution.As the media, we are also scared to be incessantly reporting on these bloody scenes where women are brutally murdered and worse, sometimes in front of their children and loved ones. Yes, we have reported cases where men were also brutally murdered by their loved ones, but such cases are a drop in the ocean.For the past two weeks, Botswana was...

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