{"id":4567,"date":"2021-10-15T09:12:27","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T09:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/court-to-determine-metsing-mochoboroanes-fate"},"modified":"2021-10-15T09:37:05","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T09:37:05","slug":"court-to-determine-metsing-mochoboroanes-fate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/court-to-determine-metsing-mochoboroanes-fate","title":{"rendered":"Court to determine Metsing, Mochoboroane\u2019s fate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Lesotho<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The High Court will today hear the arguments on the joinder of Hon. Mothetjoa Metsing and Hon. Selibe Mochoboroane in the ongoing treason case. Both the crown and the defence lawyers will present their arguments and if the duo<\/p>\n

lose they are likely to be joined together in the ongoing treason case and the murder of former Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) Lieutenant General Maapanakoe<\/p>\n

Mahao who was allegedly killed by the soldiers near Mokema in June 25, 2015. The former LDF Commander Tlali Kamoli is and eight other soldiers faced with charges<\/p>\n

relating to this murder and have been in custody since 2017 while awaiting their trail. In November last year the Constitutional Division of the High Court declined to<\/p>\n

grant Mochoboroane and Metsing rescission and also declared the controversial Clause 10 which says \u201cMr. [Mothetjoa] Metsing and similarly placed persons will<\/p>\n

not be subjected to any pending criminal proceedings during the dialogue and reform process\u201d as unconstitutional. It held thus: \u201c\u2026 it would be legally justifiable to arrive at a conclusion that<\/p>\n

Clause 10 of the MOU, remains unconstitutional. However, we remain convinced that the sprit in the MOU appears to be a constructive way forward paving towards national healing, reconciliation and<\/p>\n

unity. We reiterate our earlier position that the problem is intrinsically political and needs a political solution rather than a legalistic one. \u201d Also,<\/p>\n

the Chief Justice Sakoane Sakoane had referred their application wherein the duo had petitioned the court to interdict the Director of Public Prosecutions<\/p>\n

(DPP) from trying them.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo the extent that the DPP is actively seeking to prevent the applicants from meaningfully<\/p>\n

exercises (sic) their right of appeal by edaciously instituting challenged criminal proceedings, the propriety at which action depends upon the determination of the appeals, the DPP is committing an abuse of court process,<\/p>\n

which should not be counter balanced. \u201cThe abuse of court process committed by the DPP is manifested in a related but different context in these proceedings.<\/p>\n

She agreed to refrain from exercising her powers to institute the proceedings against the applicants pending the outcome of the decision by Constitutional Court on clause 10, which dictated<\/p>\n

the deferral of prosecution against them,\u201d reads their court application. Their attempt to challenge the High Court\u2019s resistance from hearing their case and referring<\/p>\n

it to the trail Judge failed to convince the Court of Appeal as in its recent judgement it had dismissed their two cases wherein in another case they wanted<\/p>\n

the rescission of judgment relating to unconstitutionality of the Clause 10 and challenging their joinder, the court had dismissed their cases with costs and<\/p>\n

the other one strucking it off the roll. Disposing of the cases the higher court of record in its May 14 verdict had said; \u201cThe Lesotho courts already are under severe pressure due to congested court rolls.<\/p>\n

There is a need to stem unwarranted proliferation of litigation involving the same parties based on the same issues related to the same subject matter.<\/p>\n

\u201d It further said, \u201cClause 10 is pronounced unconstitutional\u201d. The case is before Justice Onkemetse Tshosa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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