The President’s five years of high profile arrests
Friday, March 31, 2023 | 720 Views |

Carter and Pinny Morupisi at Court PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Isaac Kgosi
“Hollywood style like” arrests all started with the dramatic arrest of former DIS director-general, Isaac Kgosi at the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport in January 2019. In a movie style sting, Kgosi was nabbed by a team of intelligence officers and other law enforcement agencies, handcuffed and taken into custody upon his return from India. The incident took place in front of the media and was coordinated by Peter Magosi, Kgosi’s successor at the DIS. Magosi personally escorted Kgosi to waiting vehicles outside the airport. Kgosi has many cases before the courts of law currently.
From Jakoba's mysterious disappearance on November 9 to the grim discovery of his remains at Mosinki Lands, a gap in the response mechanisms of the police and village leadership has been laid bare. The community's anger is evident, seen in the attack on Bakang Masole, the man found driving Jakoba's taxi and the main suspect, and the subsequent riot. Residents express discontent, citing a troubling trend of missing persons cases often...