Kebonang rescinds Magosi, Macholo imprisonment order

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The Director General of Intelligence and Security (DIS), Peter Magosi, and Gaone Macholo, director of the Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM), have successfully challenged a court order that directed their imprisonment for contempt of court.

The Gaborone High Court Judge, Zein Kebonang, yesterday set aside the imprisonment order after finding out that the two directors were not personally served with the contempt application during its filing.

“After confirmation from both parties that the directors were not served, then the order for contempt of court cannot stand, which brings the matter to an end. The order I issued on 25 August is now set aside,” he said.

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Kebonang rescinds Magosi, Macholo imprisonment order

The Director General of Intelligence and Security (DIS), Peter Magosi, and Gaone Macholo, director of the Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM), have successfully challenged a court order that directed their imprisonment for contempt of court.

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