Abbreviation | DIS |
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Established | 2007 |
Legal status | Active |
Purpose | Cyberwarfare Counterintelligence Internal security Intelligence agency Security agency |
Region served | Botswana |
Director General | Brigadier Peter Magosi |
Parent organization | Government of Botswana |
Budget | Undisclosed |
Staff | Undisclosed |
Formerly called | Directorate on Intelligence and Security Services |
The Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) is the internal intelligence agency of Botswana founded under the Intelligence and Security Service Act which commenced in 2008.[1] The DIS was formed to oversee matters of the counterintelligence and internal security of Botswana.[2] The DIS has investigative jurisdiction to arrest or detain and interrogate over a wide range of criminal offenses.[3]
The Director General for the Agency is Brigadier Peter Magosi who was previously on the Special Forces for the Botswana Defence Force before being appointed to the agency in 2018.[4] Edward Robert is the Public relations officer of the DIS
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