Directorate of Intelligence and Security

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]