The case promises to expose the shadowy world of the military intelligence unit, which some say is used by the BDF top brass to settle scores with dissenting voices in the military. The P6 million lawsuit is brought by former deputy commander of the BDF Major General Pius Mokgware. One of the defendants is Dzikamani Mothobi, a Military Intelligence operative who is cited together with his bosses - retired BDF Commander Lieutenant General Tebogo Masire and Lieutenant Colonel Bana Pilane.
Other defendants are the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC), the Attorney General's Chambers and the BDF. Mokgware is suing the parties for unlawfully accessing his private cellphone conversations. The AG is cited as first respondent, Masire as second respondent, Pilane as third respondent, Mothobi as fourth, and BTC as fifth respondent. A BTC/Be Mobile employee, Modise Mokgathong is also cited in the case as the sixth defendant, for allegedly passing information to the army.In the court papers, Mokgware states that he has included Mokgathong after learning about his involvement in the matter.
