Cyber crime poses challenge to police

Crimes committed through social media are said to be a challenge for the police as the process of arresting suspects could be complex due to the fact that the offences committed tend to be considered minor.

Even though the offence of cyber crime is extraditable, it is often a challenge for the police to utilise government resources in search of suspects who in the end will be charged with minor offences such as insult.

So far, there is no specialist unit in Botswana dealing with cyber crime. The Serious Crimes Squad, under the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) deals with the offence.

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