Magosi faces fresh contempt charges
Friday, August 29, 2025 | 750 Views |
Magosi
The officers, Pulane Kgoadi, Kuda Malikongwa, Paul Setlhabi, Sebuweng Mukani, and Mpho Molokwane, have approached the High Court on a certificate of urgency, seeking to have Magosi cited for contempt of Justice Boipuso Makhwe’s December 2024 judgment.
In that ruling, Justice Makhwe found that Permanent Secretary to the President (PSP), Emma Peloetletse, had acted unlawfully by ordering investigations into DIS employees. The court held that under the Intelligence and Security Service Act (ISSA), only the DIS Director General or the President, in cases of conflict, has the authority to institute such probes.
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