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Kgosi died an ‘innocent’ man

Isaac Kgosi..FILE PIC
Isaac Kgosi..FILE PIC

As much as the late Colonel (Rtd) Isaac Kgosi has been vilified publicly and stones thrown at him, there is no denial that as per the laws of the country, he died an ‘innocent’ man. Mmegi Staffer, MPHO MOKWAPE interrogates the legal implications of his death with regards to a litany of charges that he faced and properties that have been in the hands of government

Kgosi, the founding Director General of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS), died an innocent man despite having had numerous criminal charges levelled against him since leaving office in April 2018.

He was fired from his position by President Mokgweetsi Masisi with 18 months left on his contract. What followed after he was shown the door could never have been imagined against the man who at one point in his career became the most feared civil servant in the country.

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