Directorate of Intelligence and Security

Last updated

Directorate of Intelligence and Security
AbbreviationDIS
Established2007
Legal statusActive
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]

Contents

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. [4] Edward Robert is the Public relations officer of the DIS and Pensy Thulaganyo Moremedi is the Director of Special Assault Team , which is the elite tactical unit within the DIS, with the purpose of engaging in high-risk operations , counter-terror and paramilitary services.

See also

Related Research Articles

Dis, DIS or variants may refer to:

A security agency is a governmental organization that conducts intelligence activities for the internal security of a nation. They are the domestic cousins of foreign intelligence agencies, and typically conduct counterintelligence to thwart other countries' foreign intelligence efforts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Naval Criminal Investigative Service</span> Law enforcement agency of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps

The United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is the primary investigative law enforcement agency of the U.S. Department of the Navy. Its primary function is to investigate major criminal activities involving the Navy and Marine Corps, though its broad mandate includes national security, counterintelligence, counterterrorism, cyberwarfare, and the protection of U.S. naval assets worldwide. NCIS is the successor organization to the former Naval Investigative Service (NIS), which was established by the Office of Naval Intelligence after the Second World War.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Main Directorate of Intelligence (Ukraine)</span> Military intelligence service of Ukraine

The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, also known in English as the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU), is the military intelligence service of the Ukrainian government. It is an agency of the Ministry of Defence, not the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Iraqi Intelligence Service also known as the Mukhabarat, General Intelligence Directorate, or Party Intelligence, was an 8,000-man agency and the main state intelligence organization in Iraq under Saddam Hussein. The IIS was primarily concerned with international intelligence collection and analysis but also performed many activities inside Iraq in conjunction with the Directorate of General Security as a secret police organization.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Directorate of Operations (CIA)</span> US clandestine intelligence organization

The Directorate of Operations (DO), less formally called the Clandestine Service, is a component of the US Central Intelligence Agency. It was known as the Directorate of Plans from 1951 to 1973; as the Directorate of Operations from 1973 to 2005; and as the National Clandestine Service (NCS) from 2005 to 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence</span> US government agency

The Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence is an office of the United States Department of Energy (DOE) responsible for all intelligence and counterintelligence activities throughout the DOE complex. It was established in 2006 by the merger of pre-existing Energy Department intelligence and security organizations. Due to its central role, OICI is designated DOE's Headquarters Intelligence. As a component of the United States Intelligence Community in addition to the Department of Energy, OICI reports to both the Director of National Intelligence and Secretary of Energy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Federal Police (Mexico)</span> Mexican federal police

The Federal Police, formerly known as the Policía Federal Preventiva and sometimes referred to in the U.S. as "Federales", was a Mexican national police force formed in 1999. In 2019 it was incorporated into the National Guard and operated under the authority of the Department of Security and Civil Protection.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Security Intelligence</span> National Intelligence Agency of Bangladesh lauda

The National Security Intelligence, commonly known as the NSI, is the principal civilian intelligence agency of Bangladesh. The NSI's headquarters is in Segunbagicha, Dhaka. The NSI is the leading body of the Government of Bangladesh in the field of internal security, counter terrorism, counter intelligence and foreign intelligence. NSI is the largest among the intelligence agencies in Bangladesh, the others being the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), SB, CID, PBI and intelligence directorates of armed and paramilitary forces. The agency stands under the direct authority of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Agenzia Informazioni e Sicurezza Esterna</span> Foreign intelligence service of Italy

The Agenzia Informazioni e Sicurezza Esterna is the foreign intelligence service of Italy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">State Intelligence Service (Sri Lanka)</span> Intelligence agency of the Sri Lankan government

The State Intelligence Service (SIS) is an intelligence agency of the Sri Lankan government. It is the primary civilian intelligence agency of Sri Lanka and is responsible for both internal and external intelligence-gathering. It comes under the purview of the Ministry of Defence. The agency was originally named National Intelligence Bureau.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">General Intelligence Directorate (Syria)</span> Syrian intelligence service

The General Intelligence Directorate, also known as the General Security Directorate or Syrian GID, is the most important civil intelligence service of Syria and plays an important role in quelling internal dissent. The General Intelligence Directorate conducts surveillance of the Syrian population, directs foreign intelligence, and monitors activities in Lebanon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Security Intelligence Agency</span> National intelligence agency of Serbia

The Security Intelligence Agency is a national security and intelligence agency of Serbia. The agency is responsible for collecting, reporting and disseminating intelligence, and conducting counterintelligence in the interest of Serbia's national security.

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), a United States intelligence agency that "provides objective intelligence on foreign countries", also informally referred to as the Agency. The CIA is part of the United States Intelligence Community, is organized into numerus divisions. The divisions include directors, deputy directors, and offices. The CIA board is made up of five distinct entitles called Directorates. The CIA is overseen by the Director of Central Intelligence. Under the Director of Central Intelligence is the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence. Under this the CIA is divided into four directorates. These directorates are as follows:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lebanese State Security</span>

The Lebanese State Security or Amn Eddawla is the Lebanese National Security Agency, directly attached to both, the Lebanese President and Prime Minister.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Intelligence agencies of Russia</span>

The intelligence agencies of the Russian Federation, often unofficially referred to in Russian as Special services, include:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Intelligence Service (Kenya)</span> Intelligence agency of Kenya

National Intelligence Service (Kenya) (NIS; Swahili: Huduma ya Ujasusi ya Kitaifa) which was previously known as the National Security Intelligence Service (NSIS) is both the (national) domestic and foreign intelligence agency of Kenya. It had its origins in "Special Branch" a department of the national police that was created in 1952 under the British administration. Among other things it provided intelligence during the Mau Mau rebellion.

The Directorate General for Public Security is the governing body of general law enforcement in Austria and a division of the Ministry of the Interior. It oversees the Federal Police, the Criminal Intelligence Service, the Intelligence Directorate, the EKO Cobra, and the Aerial Police.

The Government of the United Kingdom maintains several intelligence agencies that deal with secret intelligence. These agencies are responsible for collecting, analysing and exploiting foreign and domestic intelligence, providing military intelligence, and performing espionage and counter-espionage. Their intelligence assessments contribute to the conduct of the foreign relations of the United Kingdom, maintaining the national security of the United Kingdom, military planning, public safety, and law enforcement in the United Kingdom. The four main agencies are the Secret Intelligence Service, the Security Service (MI5), the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and Defence Intelligence (DI). The agencies are organised under three government departments, the Foreign Office, the Home Office and the Ministry of Defence.

References

  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.
  4. "Sunday Standard/ The Telegraph". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.