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Butterfly case could return to court – DPP

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | 970 Views |

DPP Director General Nomsa Moatswi. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Even though the P100 billion ‘Butterfly’ case disgraced state organs when dropped in 2021, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Nomsa Moatswi says it could still return to court if they find concrete evidence.

The case involved damning accusations against Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) agent Wilheminah 'Butterfly' Maswabi for her part in the P100 billion alleged to have been smuggled out of Bank of Botswana coffers.

State organs, the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) and the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP), were at the time fingered for fabricating evidence not only against Maswabi, but also former president Ian Khama and South African entrepreneur Bridgette Motsepe.

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