{"id":23596,"date":"2023-03-10T17:40:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T17:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/?p=23596"},"modified":"2023-03-10T17:49:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T17:49:01","slug":"no-hearing-for-dcec-boss-as-contract-expires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/no-hearing-for-dcec-boss-as-contract-expires","title":{"rendered":"No Hearing for DCEC Boss as Contract Expires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>No disciplinary hearing has been instituted for suspended Director General of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crimes (DCEC), Tymon Katlholo, whose contract comes to an end in August, Parliament has heard.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>According to the Minister of State, Kabo Morwaeng, the reasons no disciplinary process has been commenced is that investigations into the matter are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Director General of the DCEC was suspended on the 2nd June 2020 and has been on suspension for eight months,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA disciplinary hearing or proceedings have not been commenced as yet as we await investigations into the matter. The Director General is suspended with full pay in compliance with legislative requirements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Minister Morwaeng was speaking in response to a question raised by the MP for Serowe South, Leepetswe Lesedi, who had wanted to know the status of Katlholo\u2019s suspension.<\/p>\n<p>Strategic pushout<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, indications are that Katlholo\u2019s contract will not be renewed when it expires in August.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to this publication recently. his lawyer, Dutch Leburu, said almost as much. \u201cKatlholo\u2019s suspension was a strategic pushout following his anti-corruption bid against those wielding power,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is highly unlikely that he will come back or that a disciplinary hearing will be instituted. They are just waiting for his contract to expire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\">Botswana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. No disciplinary hearing has been instituted for suspended Director General of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crimes (DCEC), Tymon Katlholo, whose contract comes to an end in August, Parliament has heard. 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