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Magosi defends P7.4m pay out, denies contempt

Friday, September 19, 2025 | 440 Views |

The Director General of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS), Peter Magosi, has defended the agency’s handling of a court-ordered payout to 106 former officers, insisting that the late payments and revised amounts were not acts of defiance, but the result of budgeting delays and administrative miscalculations.

Magosi said the agency did not act in contempt of court after failing to pay the former employees as ordered by a Tribunal on Intelligence and Security, and the delay was caused by internal miscommunication and budget constraints, not a refusal to comply.

The matter, brought by Lucky Kgabeng and 105 others, stems from a February 2022 Tribunal order that directed the DIS to compensate the officers for various outstanding employment-related benefits.

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