{"id":8344,"date":"2022-06-08T11:14:33","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T11:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/dcec-files-handed-to-court"},"modified":"2022-06-08T17:15:44","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T17:15:44","slug":"dcec-files-handed-to-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/dcec-files-handed-to-court","title":{"rendered":"DCEC FILES HANDED TO COURT"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>Corruption investigation files that have been barricaded for over a month in the office of suspended Director General of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crimes (DCEC), Tymon Katlholo, have finally been handed over to the Registrar of the High Court for safe keeping, Deputy Sheriff Onkgopotse Motlhagodi has confirmed.<\/b><\/p>\n

Motlhagodi told briefly on Tuesday evening that the files had been safely placed into court custody. \u201cWe have executed the order,\u201d he said. \u201cThe files have been handed over to the court.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Friday last week, Justice Reuben Lekorwe of Lobatse High Court directed that the DCEC investigation files be handed over to the Registrar for safekeeping. The judgement said Katlholo had the necessary locus standi to pursue the matter in his personal capacity and as the Director General of DCEC.<\/p>\n

While Motlhagodi could not be drawn into discussing any further details, the press is reliably informed that the files had been kept in a safe in Katlholo\u2019s office. Some of the files that were collected are believed to contain ongoing corruption investigations into Seleka Springs, some senior government officials, as well as a number of DISS officials.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do not have any DCEC files\u201d \u2013 Attorneys<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Katlholo\u2019s attorneys, Monthe Marumo, have denied being in possession of any DCEC files. Immediately after his appointment as Acting Director General, Tshepho Pilane on Thursday last week terminated the services of the law firm in the case against DISS.<\/p>\n

Yesterday the DCEC wrote to the law firm demanding that they hand over any documentation that they were in possession of that belonged to the DCEC. \u201cWe do not have any DCEC documents,\u201d Managing Partner at Monthe Marumo, Dutch Leburu, said in an interview. \u201cThe only thing we had were legal documents, which we have submitted to the court.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also confirmed that the firm was acting for Katlholo in his personal capacity.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Botswana. Corruption investigation files that have been barricaded for over a month in the office of suspended Director General of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crimes (DCEC), Tymon Katlholo, have finally been handed over to the Registrar of the High Court for safe keeping, Deputy Sheriff Onkgopotse Motlhagodi has confirmed. 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