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Africa-Press<\/a> – Lesotho<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>GOVERNMENT Secretary Moahloli Mphaka says Botswana has volunteered to assist Lesotho with two judges to \u201cspecifically preside over high profile cases\u201d.<\/p>\n

The judges are expected in Lesotho within a week or two.<\/p>\n

Mphaka said the government requested assistance from SADC during a one-day Double Troika Summit held in Angola last week Tuesday.<\/p>\n

He said Botswana instantly responded to Lesotho\u2019s request.<\/p>\n

He also said the European Union has agreed to send 10 judges to SADC states that need them, Lesotho included, to help with the backlog of cases.<\/p>\n

Lesotho has 11 judges.<\/p>\n

Mphaka the Botswana judges will help ease pressure on the limited number of local judges.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese Judges will specifically preside over the high profile cases,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said the courts have a backlog of cases from as far back as the 1990s.<\/p>\n

Mphaka said the government wants to see justice done to these high profile cases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Lesotho. GOVERNMENT Secretary Moahloli Mphaka says Botswana has volunteered to assist Lesotho with two judges to \u201cspecifically preside over high profile cases\u201d. The judges are expected in Lesotho within a week or two. Mphaka said the government requested assistance from SADC during a one-day Double Troika Summit held in Angola last week Tuesday. 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