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DIS in P25m lawsuit over Interpol listing, arrest

DIS Hedquaters
DIS Hedquaters

The Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) is embroiled in a P25 million lawsuit from a businessman, Fredrick Mathibe, on numerous claims, including unlawful arrest and Interpol listing.

The legal action stems from what Mathibe, a Motswana national currently residing in South Africa, describes as an unlawful arrest, wrongful detention, and a false listing on Interpol’s red notice database.

He claims the action destroyed his reputation, crippled his business and forced him into self-imposed exile.

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