Manyokole should have his day before tribunal: Majoro Manyokole should have his day before tribunal: Majoro
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Mohalenyane Phakela
PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro insists that suspended Directorate of Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) Director General, Mahlomola Manyokole, should appear before the tribunal which was set up last December to determine his fitness to remain in office.
By appearing before the tribunal, Advocate Manyokole “will have all the time and tools to defend himself” and prove his fitness to remain in office, Dr Majoro said.
The premier said this in his papers submitted to the Court of Appeal in response to Adv Manyokole’s appeal against the February 2021 High Court judgement which upheld his suspension and Dr Majoro’s decision to appoint a tribunal to investigate the DCEO boss.
Manyokole trial postponed
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Mohalenyane Phakela
SUSPENDED Directorate of Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) Director General, Mahlomola Manyokole, will have to wait longer to know when his money laundering and corruption trial will begin.
This after the Maseru Magistrates Court on Thursday postponed to unknown date a hearing to set the trial date.
The trial date was supposed to have been set on Thursday and Advocate Manyokole showed up before the court opened its doors at 9am.
An hour later, there was still no indication of when the proceedings would begin. The court’s information officer, Nthabiseng Mohale, later told the
Manyokole escalates Majoro fight to appeal court
Pascalinah Kabi
SUSPENDED director general of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO), Advocate Mahlomola Manyokole, has petitioned the Court of Appeal to overturn the High Court judgement upholding Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro’s decision to appoint a three-man tribunal to investigate his fitness to hold office.
The tribunal is headed by Retired Justice Teboho Moiloa, who Adv Manyokole had sought to have disqualified on the grounds that he could be biased against him because he was being investigated by the DCEO for money laundering and corruption. Other members of the three-person tribunal are High Court Judge Polo Banyane and retired judge Semapo Peete.
More woes for Manyokole
Pascalinah Kabi
IT never rains but pours for Advocate Mahlomola Manyokole.
The embattled Director General of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) was this week slapped with a fresh suspension, by Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro, to pave way for a tribunal appointed to inquire into his fitness to remain in office to begin its work.
The suspension came a few hours after High Court judge, Moroke Mokhesi, issued an order declaring that Adv Manyokole’s January 2020 suspension was null and void.
The order was issued after the state applied for clarity and a proper interpretation of last Thursday’s disputed judgement on Adv Manyokole’s suspension. The judgment was not particularly clear on the issue of Adv Manyokole’s suspension. It had mentioned the illegality of his suspension in passing while granting the reliefs that had been sought against him.
Meraka Lesotho wins eviction battle against govt
Pascalinah Kabi
A LOCAL company, Meraka Lesotho, has won a High Court battle to stop Agriculture and Food Security Minister Tefo Mapesela and the government from interfering with its operations at the national abattoir in Khubetsoana.
Meraka Lesotho and its parent company, Kerchin Meat Industry Lesotho, successfully petitioned the court to stop Mr Mapesela from interfering with their operations after he allegedly sent soldiers to evict Meraka Lesotho from the abattoir early last month.
The director general of veterinary services, the principal secretary for Agriculture and Food Security, Nchaka Makara, Mr Mapesela, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Attorney General Advocate Haae Phoofolo were the first to fifth respondents respectively in the application.