I feared DIS - former minister Kebonang
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
The Member of Parliament for Lobatse who was subpoenaed to give evidence to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) reviewing the National Petroleum Fund (NPF) corruption scandal told the committee that he approved the variation of the funds from the NPF because he was told that the national security was at stake.
He said that Kgosi and his organisation, the DIS are feared by all. He said that it was unfortunate that people are now facing criminal charges while they thought they acted in line with the Fund by allocating the money to DIS and subsequently approving the variation request.
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