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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Judge T\u0161eliso Mokoko has chastised the Commissioner of Police (COMPOL) Holomo Molibeli for contempt. These developments unfolded yesterday in the High Court in Maseru.
\nCOMPOL had been engaged in a seemingly protracted case for his decision to discharge police recruits from the Police Training College (PTC) following an advanced vetting of the recruits that found some to be of \u201cunsavory character\u201d.
\nWhereas the vetting established that some were not medically fit to continue with the police training, some were found to have criminal records hanging over their heads.<\/p>\n

Molibeli then wrote a show cause letter to those found wanting to make their representation on why they cannot be discontinued from the training. Instead, the aggrieved recruits petitioned the court to interdict the COMPOL and their prayer was granted.<\/p>\n

They had already been dismissed from the training. Meanwhile, in his court papers, Molibeli said he was not aware of the Judge \u2018Maliepollo Makhetha\u2019s order directing him to reinstate recruits at PTC on May 24. Also Judge Mokoko\u2019s similar order made on June 29.
\nThe applicants were Moliehi Dlamini, Mokhethi Damane, Lebaka Matiea, Kopano Ramokhoro, Ngaka Lenka, Mojela Gugushe, Thabang Maime, Lechesa Lepheane, Poloko Sekhohola, Refiloe Kheleli, Moorosi Kalane and Sebongile Cekwane respectively.
\nThe respondents were the Commissioner of Police and the Attorney General respectively. On June 29, the applicants won the dismissal case and the court ordered that they be reinstated \u201cwithout loss of status and benefits\u201d.
\n\u201cThe decision by the 1st Respondents to discharge the Applicants from the Police Training College Programme be and is hereby reviewed and set aside as irregular and wrongful thus null and void ab initio [from the beginning] and of no legal force and effect;<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Respondent be and is hereby ordered and directed to reinstate the Applicants back into the Police Training College Recruitment Programme without loss of status and benefits and to pay the Applicants any arrear salaries which may have been paid in their absence,\u201d reads the court ruling in pertinent part.
\nThe order further said that their outstanding salaries be paid as others were paid while they were out of the training. Upon failing to recall the recruits from the training programme, they filed the case of contempt and COMPOL was summoned to court by Judge Mokoko on Friday to explain why he had not executed the order of the court and in response, COMPOL said there were processes that were made for their reinstatement.<\/p>\n

The recruits\u2019 lawyer, Advocate Rethabile Setlojoane told the court yesterday that his clients had been reinstated at the training on Saturday. He said he had received the letter from COMPOL stating that his clients had been reinstated \u201csubject to the outcome of the Court of Appeal case CIV Appeal 32\/2022 and subsequent application thereof\u201d.<\/p>\n

Advocate Setlojoane however took swipe at this letter saying, \u201cI have a difficulty with this alleged compliance\u201d further saying there was no compliance regarding the order of the court on the payment of their outstanding salaries.
\nMolibeli had in his papers said they should earn the salaries for the services they have rendered saying the payments could not be warranted as they had not rendered any services.
\nThe respondents\u2019 lawyer, Advocate Ntohla Sehloho told the court that the payment might delay as they have already been processed, but had asked the court a leave to consult with the payment department to establish as to when they will be paid.<\/p>\n

Judge Mokoko said the court is displeased with the COMPOL\u2019s contemptuous behaviour, adding that the court cannot be seen to be condoning Molibeli\u2019s contemptuousness.
\nHe further said by not honoring the orders of the court, he described that act as a violation of the dignity and the authority of the court. \u201cApplicant is directed to comply with the Order of Makhetha J. in CIV\/APN\/0169\/2022,\u201d says the court order.
\nThe matter has been scheduled for August 5 where the Advocate Sehloho is expected to apprise the court on when the applicants\u2019 payment arrears will be made after having consulted with the payments department.<\/p>\n

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