Convicted Police officers barred

The Minister of Defence, Justice and Security, Dikgakgamatso Seretse told Parliament yesterday that the officers were part of the 1,786 local policemen and women who were recently fingerprinted. He said the merger process is expected to be complete by the end of August.

Seretse was answering a question from the MP for Gaborone South, Akanyang Magama who wanted him to brief Parliament on progress made on the merger between the two police forces. The minister said that 71 Local Police officers are currently attending a four-week orientation programme before joining the Botswana Police Service. More are scheduled to go through the programme to qualify for the BPS. Seretse said that 153 new recruits have already joined the BPS.