Police Jealous Of DIS – Minister

10 March, 2009 in Botswana

source: The Botswana Gazette
Written by Botswana Gazette online
Tuesday, 10 March 2009 17:35

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The Minister of Defence, Security and Justice, Mr. Dikgakamatso Ramadeluka Seretse, has acknowledged in a wide-ranging interview with The Gazette that when the Directorate of Intelligence Security (DIS) was established last year there was bad blood between the new unit and the Botswana Police Service.

The Minister attributed this sour relationship to jealousy. “Of course in the beginning when DIS was established there was a problem, or what I would call institutional jealousy. When the new unit was started some sections of the police force felt that it was infringing on their roles, or was taking away police jobs.

It is like in the family when a new child is born, some children may feel jealous that the attention that they used to get is now be given to the newly born baby,” said the Minister.He added that each of the two security units has its own responsibilities, adding that with time the two units have come to realize that they complement each other. “Though each one of the two has got its own responsibilities, they are working together,” he said. Asked if the police or [continue reading]

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