Matekane Loses Court Battle over DPP Suspension

Prime Minister Sam Matekane has suffered a serious judicial reversal after the High Court, sitting as the Constitutional Court, declared that his decision to suspend Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Advocate Hlalefang Motinyane was unconstitutional. The constitutional challenge was instituted by the Law Society of Lesotho following the suspension on 24 June. The Prime Minister had purported to remove Advocate…Continue reading with a subscriptionSubscribe for full access to every story.Subscribe - M85/monthAlready a subscriber? Sign in Advertisement ...