| The Court of Appeal has referred back the corruption case involving former Minister Temeki TΕ‘olo, overturning a High Court decision that had granted a permanent stay of prosecution.
The court reversed Judge TΕ‘eliso Mokokoβs ruling, which had halted the case on the grounds that the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) had repeatedly failed to prosecute it.
The Court of Appeal has further ordered that the matter be assigned to a different judge.
TΕ‘olo is charged alongside Robert Fraser and Fraser Solar GMBH. The trio faces multiple charges, including fraud, forgery, obstruction of justice, and contravention of superior orders.
It is alleged that in 2018, while serving as a minister under then Prime Minister Motsoahae Thabaneβs administration, TΕ‘olo signed a βdealβ on behalf of the government without Cabinet approval with the German-based Fraser Solar GMBH.
The agreement reportedly involved the supply of energy-saving equipment, including 350,000 solar lanterns, 40,000 solar water heating (SWH) units to replace electric geysers, and 1.5 million LED lights.
Summary
- | The Court of Appeal has referred back the corruption case involving former Minister Temeki TΕ‘olo, overturning a High Court decision that had granted a permanent stay of prosecution.
- The court reversed Judge TΕ‘eliso Mokoko’s ruling, which had halted the case on the grounds that the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) had repeatedly failed to prosecute it.
- It is alleged that in 2018, while serving as a minister under then Prime Minister Motsoahae Thabane’s administration, TΕ‘olo signed a βdealβ on behalf of the government without Cabinet approval with the German-based Fraser Solar GMBH.
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