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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>THE government has withdrawn security guards and a vehicle allocated to the official leader of parliament Monyane Moleleki. The vehicle was taken away last Friday. Moleleki could not be reached for comment but his Alliance of Democrats (AD) spokesman, Thuso Litjobo, confirmed the development.<\/p>\n

The position of official leader of opposition in parliament is equivalent to that of a deputy minister and is entitled to the use of a government vehicle and security guards.<\/p>\n

Even when the King dissolves parliament and calls for fresh elections, ministers and their deputies do not lose their entitlements such as cars or security. The same goes for the official leader of opposition in parliament, the Speaker and his deputy.<\/p>\n

Litjobo said the withdrawal of the vehicle and security was meant to ensure that Moleleki did not have resources to campaign for the October 7 general elections.<\/p>\n

He said this was unfair since all ministers and their deputies still have access to state resources to campaign. \u201cOur leader is still entitled to those benefits,\u201d Litjobo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do not have the power to do anything about this.<\/p>\n

\u201d Litjobo said they were shocked when they learnt that Moleleki\u2019s security, staff, salary and everything had been taken away.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor now the only thing we can do as a party is to complain,\u201d he said. Moleleki has been the official leader of opposition in parliament since the establishment of the Moeketsi Majoro-led government in 2019.<\/p>\n

The Thomas Thabane-led government which began its tenure in 2017, in which Moleleki was the deputy prime minister, collapsed and Moleleki\u2019s party was the largest in the opposition, making him leader of opposition.<\/p>\n

As the official leader of the opposition, the Constitution grants Moleleki some benefits. Among these, he has an office, staff, salary, a vehicle, and free fuel.<\/p>\n

Moleleki had qualified to be the leader of opposition with his 11 MPs although most of them have since joined other political parties. The army spokesman, Captain Sakeng Lekola, told thepost that he was not aware of the removal of Moleleki\u2019s security.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuch things can be asked to the government,\u201d Captain Lekola said.<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister\u2019s spokesman, Buta Moseme, said the premier\u2019s office is not responsible for the installation or removal of entitlements of the leader of opposition.<\/p>\n

The government spokesman, Communications Minister Sam Rapapa, said the questions should be directed at the Clerk of Parliament Fine Maema. Maema\u2019s phone was ringing unanswered last night. Deputy Prime Minister Mathibeli Mokhothu, who is the leader of parliament, could not be reached for comment last night.<\/p>\n

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