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Tempers flare as judge postpones Kamoli treason trial Tempers flare as judge postpones Kamoli treason trial
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Mohalenyane Phakela
THERE was drama in the High Court after Botswana Judge Onkemetse Tshosa angrily chided defence lawyer Kabelo Letuka for suggesting the judge was lying when he said that the defence had not filed any papers to oppose politicians’ Mothetjoa Metsing and Selibe Mochoboroane’s High Court application for a postponement of their treason and murder trial.
Former Deputy Prime Minister Metsing, who leads the opposition Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) and Development Planning Minister Mochoboroane, who leads the Movement for Economic Change (MEC) have been charged alongside former army commander, Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli and three others with treason against the first government of former Prime Minister Thomas Thabane.
Khetheng murder trial fails to proceed Khetheng murder trial fails to proceed
Mohalenyane Phakela
THE murder trial of four police officers accused of the March 2016 murder of Police Constable (PC) Mokalekale Khetheng failed to proceed yesterday. This after three of the suspects filed an application for the recusal of the presiding judge, Zimbabwean Charles Hungwe.
The three are Superintendent Mathibeli Mofolo, Inspector Mabitle Matona and PC Haleokoe Taasoane. They have been charged alongside Senior Superintendent Thabo Tšukulu.
In their court papers, the three argue that Justice Hungwe had already shown signs of bias when he suggested that they were deliberately delaying the trial by refusing to plead in the absence of their lawyer, Advocate Zwelakhe Mda. They therefore want the Zimbabwean judge to recuse himself on the grounds that he is unlikely to afford them a fair trial.