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Molibeli fires LEPOSA spokesperson
Pascalinah Kabi
POLICE Commissioner Holomo Molibeli has fired Lesotho Mounted Police Service Staff Association (LEPOSA) spokesperson, Police Constable (PC) Motlatsi Mofokeng.
PC Mofokeng was served with his dismissal letter on Monday barely a week after he lost his High Court bid to stop Commissioner Molibeli from initiating processes to fire him from the force.
High Court Judge Moroke Mokhesi dismissed his application to permanently interdict Commissioner Molibeli from firing him for allegedly concealing information that he was convicted of assaulting one Thabang Tsubane in 1999.
PC Mofokeng had filed his application last October in response to Commissioner Molibeli’s 9 October 2020 letter asking him to “show cause” why he should not be dismissed from the police force in terms of section 31 (1) (b) of the Police Act which states that an officer who gains admission into the police service through misrepresentation, concealing information
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 arrested, charged with money laundering, corruption Manyokole arrested, charged with money laundering, corruption
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Mohalenyane Phakela
DIRECTORATE of Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) Director General, Mahlomola Manyokole, was on Thursday arrested and charged with money laundering, corruption and abuse of power.
He appeared before Maseru Magistrate Teboho Thoso who released him on free bail the same day.
Magistrate Thoso also ordered Adv Manyokole to reappear before him on 4 March 2021 for the setting of the trial date.
Adv Manyokole’s arrest and court appearance followed the issuance of a warrant for his arrest on Wednesday by Senior Resident Magistrate Peter Murenzi.
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