DIS accuses Khama, Kgosi of theft
Friday, November 26, 2021 | 8840 Views |
The DIS is currently investigating the duo and from their investigations so far, according to Jet Mafuta, a police officer seconded to the spy agency and a lead investigator in the matter, it has emerged that some of the purported firearms were registered in their personal names under dubious circumstances and that most are arms of war. “There is a clear pattern in terms of which the two used their positions to either steal firearms belonging to government institutions such as the BDF and the DIS claiming that the said firearms were gifted by some ‘old friend’ whose further particulars were not disclosed or smuggled firearms and ammunition into the country,” said the DIS.
In a recent affidavit deposed to by Mafuta, in which they were seeking to continue their search against Khama, the DIS have alleged that Khama and Kgosi abused their positions to have illegally acquired firearms registered in terms of the Arms and Ammunition Act in spite of the fact that some of the firearms are arms of war, which should not be in the hands of civilians.
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