Makgophe’s detention condemned

Keabetswe Makgophe.PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Keabetswe Makgophe.PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The detention of the police commissioner, Keabetswe Makgophe has been condemned. Considering that Makgophe is the top man at the Botswana Police Service (BPS), his arrest calls into question the constitutional and legal mandate of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) and other law enforcement agencies.

Videos of DIS convoy recently circulated across social media platforms with government vehicles transporting the police commissioner to police headquarters to search for files containing licences of weapons of war Makgophe allegedly granted to the former President Ian Khama.

Mmegi quizzed a public administration and management lecturer, Adam Mfundisi on what Makgophe’s detention means to the status of the BPS and how this could affect the service’s image, international recognition and his relationship with his juniors.

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