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DIS, Police default in P4m suit for arrest of intelligence agents

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The Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) and the Botswana Police Service have been hit with a default judgment after failing to file pleas and appear in court for a case filed by two intelligence officers over their alleged unlawful arrest and detention.

The intelligence officers, Pulane Kgoadi and Paul Setlhabi, are seeking a combined total of P4.45 million in damages, which are yet to be assessed by the Registrar.

Gaborone High Court judge, Justice Matlhogonolo Phuthego, said the two officers were unlawfully arrested, detained, and denied their rights by officers acting under the DIS and the police.

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