A high-stakes showdown between former Directorate of Intelligence and Security Services Peter Magosi and Botswana’s current and former presidents is bubbling over following the corruption probe over an elusive P45 million Karakul procurement deal.
The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) has launched a sweeping investigation into the covert procurement of rare Karakul sheep from Uzbekistan, an operation executed by the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) under a dense cloak of national security.
Sunday Standard has been informed that the unfolding probe has successfully pierced the highest echelons of power, with investigators officially interrogating former President Mokgweetsi Masisi. During his questioning, Masisi allegedly pleaded ignorance, shifting the entire burden of accountability onto his former intelligence chief, retired Brigadier Peter Magosi.
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