Was ‘Butterfly’ DIS bait?

Welheminah ‘Butterfly’ Maswabi
Welheminah ‘Butterfly’ Maswabi

The highly publicised and controversial case of Welheminah ‘Butterfly’ Maswabi continues to take the spotlight as contradictions as to what prompted her arrest and prosecution emerge. Now, it is increasingly becoming clear that government officers were used as pawns on a chess board in the case for the benefit of big players who have now turned their backs on them.

The case regarded by many as involving alleged treasonable attempts across borders and some powerful individuals within the country brought so much public scrutiny of State organs. Maswabi, codenamed Butterfly was one of the spy unit’s top agents until the unit leveled allegations against her involvement in the P100 billion alleged to have been smuggled out of Bank of Botswana coffers.She was subsequently dramatically arrested at one of the spy unit's offices at the Commerce park area in Gaborone and taken in for questioning.

The Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) strictly went after Butterfly despite alleging that she was part of other people that moved the same alleged money. In the case, the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) investigator Jako Hubona’s affidavit made claims that Maswabi had so much control and access to three special accounts belonging to the Botswana Government, which were all outside Botswana. “Investigations revealed Maswabi had access to the three special accounts which its sources are from the government coffers through foreign investments. It was shocking because she is not a person to deal in government accounts. She is just an employee,” read Hubona's affidavit at the time. Hubona having claimed that Maswabi who travelled a lot during her working days explained that the said accounts were used to move funds from one account to another in countries such as Hong Kong. A certain amount, which was alleged to have been transferred by Maswabi to former DIS boss, Isaac Kgosi was the P48 million allegedly discussed during one of their love conversations.

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