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Khama wants DIS punished for 'lies'

Ian Khama
Ian Khama

Former president, Ian Khama wants the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) punished for allegedly lying before the court of law.

Khama, through his attorney Unoda Mack before the Court of Appeal, said on Friday that the spy unit should be punished with punitive costs for concealing information before the courts.

According to the former statesman, the DIS had on November 19, 2021, filed an urgent application before Justice Chris Gabanagae of the Gaborone High Court seeking a search warrant for his house in Extension 5 referred to as State House Number 4.

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