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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>President Mokgweetsi Masisi has terminated the employment contract of suspended Director General of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) Tymon Katlholo.<\/b><\/p>\n

The contract was supposed to an end August this year.<\/p>\n

While Katlholo confirmed the latest development on Friday, the Permanent Secretary to the President Emma Peloetletse claimed ignorance.<\/p>\n

Responding to queries, Peloetletse requested that a text message be sent as \u201c…I am chairing a meeting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked to confirm that Katlholo\u2019s employment contract has been terminated and the reasons thereof, Peloetletse replied that: Why don\u2019t you ask him.\u201d After being informed that she was being given \u2018the right of reply\u2019 and pressed further; Peloetletse indicated that: \u201cAlthough it\u2019s a matter between an employer and an employee, I am not aware of this development.\u201d<\/p>\n

Katholo confirmed that his contract which was supposed to come to an end in August this year had been terminated. \u201cYes, I can confirm that my employment contract was terminated and I was only left with a few months to serve notice…,\u201d he said. Katholo indicated that government had agreed to pay him the balance of his contract.<\/p>\n

President Masisi in 2020 recalled Katholo from retirement and re-appointed him to lead the corruption busting agency, replacing Brigadier Joseph Mathambo who has been transferred to Botswana Defence Force (BDF).<\/p>\n

Katlholo was suspended after dragging the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) to court. He indicated in court papers that the DCEC was investigating the Director General of DIS Peter Magosi and his juniors for corruption involving multi-million Pula government tenders. Katlholo\u2019s suspension threw into the spotlight the issue of DCEC DG\u2019s security of tenure and the independence of the corruption busting agency.<\/p>\n

Asked what the status of investigation relating to Katlholo\u2019s alleged misconduct was, Peloetletse said: \u201cNow, this is a new question?\u201d<\/p>\n

When press put it to her that it was a follow to the questions that had been discussed earlier on, she said: \u201cI haven\u2019t discussed anything except to say I\u2019m not aware to (sic) your report, Sir.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Botswana. President Mokgweetsi Masisi has terminated the employment contract of suspended Director General of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) Tymon Katlholo. The contract was supposed to an end August this year. While Katlholo confirmed the latest development on Friday, the Permanent Secretary to the President Emma Peloetletse claimed ignorance. 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