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Magosi standoff sparks security drama
An explosive power struggle at the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) ended with an extraordinary military intervention this week after outgoing Director General Brigadier Peter Magosi allegedly refused to vacate office following the end of his contract.
Elite Botswana Defence Force (BDF) commandos were deployed to secure the transition to incoming Acting Director General Aobakwe Monamo, turning what should have been a routine change of leadership into a high stakes confrontation over who controls the country’s powerful intelligence machinery.
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