Maseru, Sept. 22 — A fraud and corruption case involving over M130 million belonging to the Disaster Management Authority (DMA) which was scheduled to proceed today has been postponed to Wednesday for hearing.
The case which failed to proceed last month because one of the accused, Lefu Manyokole did not have a legal representative and another, Nonkululeko Zaly was ill and could not be in court, once again could not proceed as Manyokole intended to file a substantive application.
A newly appointed lawyer for Manyokole, Advocate Mahlomola Manyokole stated that following consultation with the client, they intend to challenge a decision by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to indict the matter to the High Court. He requested for postponement of the case in order to facilitate filing of the application.
When asked by the court why he did not file the application earlier, he indicated that he was not initially involved in the case. He added that the docket is bulky therefore he needed time to study it, find the law and consult with the client.
Adv. Rethabile Setlojoane, one of the defence lawyers who is representing Zaly, told the court that they might join in the application. He said once a point of law has been raised, they feel obliged to assist the court.
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