Africa-Press – Botswana. The Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP)has decided to withdraw charges against former chief spy Issac Kgosi in a case in which the DPP accused Kgosi of obstructing, assaulting and revealing the identities of secret service agents.
On Monday this week, the DPP informed the court thatthe state will no longer pursue the case against Kgosi. The founding head of DISS was charged with obstructing of ficers and staff contrary to Section 23 of Intelligence and Security Service Act but Kgosi has always disputed the charges.
But the Director of Public Prosecutions, Stephen Toyakgosi, did not state the reasons for withdrawing the charges.Sources say the state had run out of time to gather enough evidence to support the charges. At some point last year,Kgosi complained that the state was dragging its feet in the matter.
Meanwhile, sources close to Kgosi say he may sue the state for defamation yet again. Kgosi currently has two cases in which he is suing the state for unlawful detention upon his arrival from Israel at Sir Seretse Khama Airport in January 2019 and for defamation in the “Butterfly” case in which he was implicated.
He is demanding retraction of claims by the state and P35 million in compensation for defamation.
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