MASERU Magistrate Thamae Thamae has officially recused himself from presiding over the case involving the Basotho Covenant Movement (BCM) leader, Dr Tšepo Lipholo. The decision was made after a failed attempt by the Crown to have him removed on grounds of an alleged family connection to one of the co-suspects, Mpiti Thamae. Delivering his ruling before a tense courtroom, Magistrate Thamae stated that although the Crown sought to establish a familial link between him and the co-suspect, it failed dismally to prove this beyond a reasonable doubt. “The Crown…Continue reading with a subscriptionSubscribe for full access to every story.Subscribe - M85/monthAlready a subscriber? Sign in
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