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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>A Ha Leqele pensioner and his two sons last week appeared in Maseru charged with theft of electricity cables from the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC). The cables are valued at M315 792.<\/p>\n

Paseka Tlokotsi, 68, who used to work for the LEC and his sons \u2013 Kubu Tlokotsi, 28, and his 35-year-old elder brother appeared in the Magistrate\u2019s court on the 13th February.<\/p>\n

Police sources yesterday said the trio connived with Kobeli Motete, 35, also a former LEC security guard to steal the cables. The quartet was given R500 bail each.<\/p>\n

They will appear in court again on 25 February. The court heard that between 2010 and 2019 the four men broke into the LEC storeroom and stole red cables.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Lesotho. A Ha Leqele pensioner and his two sons last week appeared in Maseru charged with theft of electricity cables from the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC). The cables are valued at M315 792. 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