You have to give it up to Ntate Phoofolo. He is a very decent man. A prolific, erudite, eloquent and sagacious lawyer. Very humble, serene, unflustered and always courteous. Always able to disarm his opponents with his charm and humility. He is
Metsing cries foul
MASERU-MOTHETJOA Metsing says the government’s attempt to charge him with treason despite SADC’s advice to the contrary smacks of hypocrisy.
Speaking at a rally in Tsikoane on Sunday the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) leader said his impending treason charges show that the government only listens to SADC when it’s convenient to do so.
Metsing said it is unfair that the government is insisting on charging him when it allowed Attorney General Haae Phoofolo to go scot free for the 1994 incident.
He said in 1994 the government obliged when SADC advised that Advocate Phoofolo should not be charged with treason “but now it wants to charge me despite the decision of the very same SADC”.