Directorate of Intelligence and Security

Directorate of Intelligence and Security
AbbreviationDIS
Established2007
Legal statusActive
PurposeCyberwarfare
Counterintelligence
Internal security
Intelligence agency
Security agency
Region served
Botswana
Director General
Brigadier Peter Magosi
Parent organization
Government of Botswana
Budget
BWP 40 million PER annum
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]

  1. ^ "INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY SERVICE | Alphabetical List of Statutes". botswanalaws.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. ^ Mosinyi, Thato (23 July 2020). "Directorate restructures". Daily News Botswana. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  3. ^ Maundeni, Zibani (2008). "Vision 2016 and Reforming the Intelligence in Botswana". Botswana Notes and Records. 40: 135–146. ISSN 0525-5090. JSTOR 41236039.