Chief Justice Accuses Senior Judge of Misconduct in Explosive Leaked Letters

Maseru – The highest echelons of Lesotho’s judiciary are engulfed in a scandal of epic proportions, as an explosive paper trail leaked to Lesotho Tribune reveals a deepening conflict between the Honourable Chief Justice S.P. Sakoane and Justice Maseforo Mahase, the country’s most senior puisne judge. The unprecedented correspondence lays bare startling allegations of judicial misconduct, miscommunication, and apparent procedural defiance at the Palace of Justice. What began as a procedural dispute has now escalated into a constitutional crisis, with the Chief Justice…Continue reading with a subscriptionSubscribe for full access to every story.Subscribe - M85/monthAlready a subscriber? Sign in Advertisement ...