Directorate of Intelligence and Security


The Directorate of Intelligence and Security is the internal intelligence agency of Botswana founded under the Intelligence and Security Service Act which commenced in 2008. The DIS was formed to oversee matters of the counterintelligence and internal security of Botswana. The DIS has investigative jurisdiction to arrest or detain and interrogate over a wide range of criminal offenses.

Organization

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.
Edward Robert is the Public relations officer of the DIS.