"I will bring questions more regularly in Parliament on this matter. I need to find out how the cases are concluded. I think things are getting out of control," he said. The MP has asked a question in Parliament about the number of civilians killed by security forces since April last year. He wanted to know about the status of each case, the key findings and the action taken, if any, against the offenders. This was the second time that Saleshando asked a similar question in Parliament.
He condemned the fatal shooting of suspects as unnecessary. He supports tough action taken against criminals, but he is opposed to killing them. Saleshando said the law is clear on how to deal with suspects. He said the suspects are supposed to be taken to court for prosecution and not to be shot dead. He added that in law, one is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in court. "But we are now witnessing a trend in which people are being executed even before they are found guilty by courts," he said. The MP is concerned about the manner in which cases of extra-judicial killings are being investigated. He said the same security agents or the police investigate themselves or their colleagues. He stated that in other countries, there are independent bodies, which deal with such matters. He dismissed the Directorate on Security Intelligence (DIS) appeal tribunal as lacking credibility. He condemned the fact that a senior official of the tribunal is a member of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) central committee. Salesando said it was surprising that just a day after he asked his question in Parliament, the security agents shot another person in Gaborone. He said the 16 people the
Minister of Defence, Justice and Security, Ramadeluka Seretse, said have been killed since last year are too many. He said the killing of 16 people in less than two years is a cause for concern.
