I feel used – ‘Butterfly’ lead investigator
Monday, June 26, 2023 | 4160 Views |
About four years ago, (October 17, 2019), Maswabi, the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) agent, was dramatically arrested for allegedly financing terrorism, possession of unexplained property, and false declaration of a passport. Maswabi’s case was linked to then DIS Director-General (DG) Isaac Kgosi and former president, Ian Khama.
Now in this leaked report from the Office of the President, the lead investigator in the controversial P100 billion case, Jako Hubona, who has since been left in the cold, feels strongly that he was ‘used by the State’.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....