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MASERU – THABANG Mafojane, the Motimposo MP and businessman, appeared before the Maseru magistrate’s court on Tuesday charged with stock theft.
Magistrate Peter Murenzi granted Mafojane, a staunch member of the All Basotho Convention (ABC) party, bail of M2 500 and a surety of M10 000.

He appeared before Magistrate Murenzi joining five others who had already been charged.
The court had already granted his co-accused bail and remanded them.

Mafojane is expected to appear again in court on April 26 for remand.
The police delayed to drag him to court because they were waiting for a directive from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) because by virtue of being an MP, he is a civil servant.

Civil servants in Lesotho cannot be arrested or charged before courts without first seeking permission from the DPP.
Mafojane was detained at the Mabote Police station last month and later released on the same day pending the DPP’s directive to press charges against him.

Mafojane’s co-accused are Khotso Pule, 52, of Hlotse Mankoaneng who is the owner of Square Butchery, Nthau Nthau, 30, of Ha-Nkhunyane in Bokong, Leshome Mathe, 34, of Maputsoe Ha-Nyenye, Majoro Nkaka, 26, of Liotloaneng in Bera district and Hlakane Khoabane, 26 of Hlotse Ha-Tlai-Tlai.

The five were granted M2 000 bail each and asked to pay surety of M10 000 each.
Police said four cows were stolen from a farm in Ficksburg, South Africa.

Two carcasses of the stolen cattle were found at a butchery owned by one of the accused while two others were found still alive in the hands of Mafojane.
Mafojane has been charged with stealing three cattle.

’Malimpho Majoro

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