Ministers in hot water
MASERU — Two ministers are in hot water for attempting to deport controversial businessman Eyob Asemie despite a High Court order to the contrary.
Home Affairs Minister Joang Molapo and Foreign Affairs Minister Mohlabi Tsekoa were supposed to have appeared before judge Justice ’Maseforo Mahase yesterday but the Attorney General Tšokolo Makhethe sent a message that the ministers had decided to comply with her orders.
Makhethe has not opposed Asemie’s contempt application.
But Asemie’s legal team is proceeding with its contempt of court charge against the two ministers who are accused together with Police Commissioner Kizito Mhlakaza.
A judgment on their contempt of court case is expected to be delivered on October 18.
On the same day Justice Mahase is expected to deliver judgment on an earlier case in which Mhlakaza is accused of allegedly ignoring a court order to release Asemie when he was arrested last month.
The ministers are accused together with an officer in the department of immigration Malefane Mojakhomo as well as two police detectives Mahatela Loke and Mahlomola Mothae.
Attorney General Makhethe is also cited in the same contempt of court case.
Justice Mahase had on August 13 and September 7 ordered that Asemie, a Mosotho man of Ethiopian origin, should not be deported to Ethiopia where he allegedly escaped torture by the state because he was involved in opposition politics.
The judge had also ruled that Asemie is a naturalised Lesotho citizen after the Home Affairs Principal Secretary Retšelisitsoe Khetsi and Commissioner of Refugees Mohlolo Lerotholi challenged his citizenship.
On September 7 the judge also ordered Molapo to swear-in Asemie as a citizen within two weeks.
The 14-day period ends tomorrow at 2:30 pm.
Molapo allegedly issued a deportation order against Asemie immediately after Justice Mahase ordered him to hold a swearing-in ceremony for him.
Mojakhomo, Loke and Mothae were instructed by Mhlakaza and Molapo to secure visas from the Ethiopian Embassy in Pretoria so that they could accompany Asemie back to Ethiopia.
The three left Lesotho for the Ethiopian Embassy in Pretoria on September 11, according to court papers.
“My lawyer, Advocate (Tekane) Maqakachane, then wrote an e-mail to the Ethiopian Embassy in Pretoria to alert the embassy of the secret, illegal and surreptitious attempt to deport me,” Asemie told Justice Mahase in his affidavit.
By the time Maqakachane’s letter reached Pretoria the three men had already been issued with visas, after a letter from Foreign Affairs Minister Tsekoa’s office introduced them and said they were on a business trip and were “accompanying one Ethiopian gentleman”.
The three men booked a flight from Moshoeshoe I International Airport that was scheduled to take off at 11:15am last Monday to OR Tambo where they would be taking an evening flight to Ethiopia on the same day.
The Lesotho Times understands the trip failed to materialise after Maqakachane’s intervention.
“My lawyer then wrote to the Right Honourable the Prime Minister of Lesotho and in his letter dated 12th September 2012 he solicited the intervention of the Prime Minister in this matter as my surreptitious deportation would not only be inconsistent with the declaration of the High Court of the 7th September that I am a naturalised citizen of this Great Kingdom of Lesotho, but would also amount to serious violation of the international law principles and standards,” reads Asemie’s affidavit.
Asemie told Justice Mahase that the police’s Special Operations Unit (SOU) was planning to kidnap and hand him over to the men who would secretly deport him to Ethiopia.
“I have all the reasons to believe that like some instances before, members of the SOU are bent to secretly capture me and effect the official abduction against me,” he said.
He told Justice Mahase that the two ministers, Mhlakaza and the three officers were in conempt of court because Molapo issued the deportation order, Tsekoa facilitated the visas and Mhlakaza instructed the three officers to effect the deportation.
The police officers are in contempt of court because they sought to execute the deportation order.
Asemie has asked the judge to order the Lesotho Defence Force commander Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli or the High Court station commander, Senior Superintendent Tšeliso Tšita, to arrest the two ministers, Mhlakaza and the three officers if they refuse to comply with the High Court order.
Comment by Molapo oa Koena on 20 September 2012:
re sa utloile ka enoa mothoana oa Topia, ke nako ea hore sou e sebetse holima hae kapele, nxa. Koeeoko ona nyamele joang hana?
Comment by U bo Koate! on 20 September 2012:
Ache! He la re luba le Topi. E be ho tla qetelletse ho e ntsoe joang ka eena mohlomphehi eo. The state security is compromised by the so-called refugee. Nxa!
Comment by simokonda on 20 September 2012:
Monna eno ona le chelete e ngata hooo, ka ho rekisa banana ba liotsoa ba lesotho haho motho ea tla mokokomosa, hofeta moono letona,mookamili oa sepolesa otla ea toronkong.Hahahahaha
Comment by semenekane on 20 September 2012:
Chehe! Oa tseba re lekihile ke monna enoa oa Le-Ithopia. Ke bona eka o tla kenya Bro Tom teronkong haufinyane.
Haele Mapolesa ona, a hlohile hle. Litloli tsa molao li iketsetsa borata ka lebaka la bolehe ba stupid LMPS. Ekaba re tla etsa joang ka O.M.I Mohlakaza? Ke hore a boele boruting
Bro Tom ke u eletsa hore u late Borotho Matsoso LRA a tlo okamela Mapolesa in order to avoid harassment e etsoang ho Matona a Motlotlehi ka lebaka la stupid LMPS. Khiliki!
Comment by bucho on 20 September 2012:
mxm motho enoa u bonahala a fumana makunutu a thata haholo…..nthuseng hana makunutu a maholo a naha a bolokoa ke bo mang,….i mean our secret service? in that service haeba e teng asemy ona le motho ea mojoetsang litaba tsohle tse mo amang…..chehe lesotho…..oeeee
Comment by pit on 20 September 2012:
This is becoming rediculous now, next his majesty will be threatened with contempt of court for being head of state of Lesotho and the rest of Basotho citizens for being proper Basotho. Letopia le le batla ebe lona fela Mosotho ea senang contempt NXA…..
Comment by Hangsnag on 20 September 2012:
Le ntse le pota kaofela ha lona. Le sitoa ho hlokomela hore Cabinet ee e bopiloe ka batho ba tahiloeng ke matla. Joale ba jethemela ntho e ‘ngoe le e ‘ngoe ba sa inahane. Etlare Judge e fane ka “court order” e be letona lona le ipha matla a ho deporta? Ke mehlolo ea mofuta ofe eona ee? Kea ipotsa hore na hoja ebe ‘muso ona o no bopiloe ka mokha o hlotseng likhetho, o ne o tla taoa ha kae ke matla. Eletsang cabinet ena ea lona hore e latele molao. Batlohelle ho itlontlolla. Haele Mothae eena, hoja o ne a sebeletsa ‘muso o hlaphohetsoeng, o ne a lokela ho e jara ka ‘mokhoane. Lepolesa lena le se hlaha hangata tabeng tse hlabisang lihlong.
Comment by Ntate Poho on 20 September 2012:
Governments come and go but ‘Maseforo Mahase will stay in the bench until she retires. It is therefore prudent to observe and respect court orders. It is really annoying to see the Police Commissioner and Army Commander taking a very dangerous route. They want to be above the law. Army commander ena u nyelisa liqeto tsa makhotla. ‘Muso ona oa rona o sa patala batho ka liketso tsena tse hlokang boinahano le boeletsi. When the cabinet is in disarray, motho o bona ka tsona liketso tsena. Puso e bopiloe ka makhotla, cabinet le paramente. Ts’iea tsena tse tharo tsa puso li lokela ho tsitsa le ho hlomphuoa.
Comment by lihloa lekhoara on 20 September 2012:
Helele esa le re cho,Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaha
Comment by Mooa Khotla on 20 September 2012:
Helelelele ‘muso oa ‘mantloane, le le chabetse kajeno
Comment by Likhapha tsa basotho on 20 September 2012:
Ena case is becoming more rediculous every day. How can the nation be held at ransom ke motho eo oa molata oa setloli sa molao ha kaale? He respects no one and he believes he is special. Enoa o hloka motho ea ka monoang hlooho kapa a nyamele without a trace!!
Comment by LEKHOARA on 20 September 2012:
Athe lona matona a ‘muso oa chakalaka le ne le ilo etsang/ithutang retereteng T.Y. ha eka le poqa ha kale-kale. Ntate Tsekoa I am disappointed in you to be involved in this as an experienced minister. Thanx Attorney General for instilling sense in these morons.
Re khethile ‘muso that will observe the rule of law, e seng likoeta tse tlo etsa borata…..
Comment by Moeletsi on 20 September 2012:
Ka keletso ea ka ke re Letopia lena le tlohelloe le phele mona Lesotho ka bolokolohi. Haeba a ka tlola molao ke hona ho ka etsoang letho ka eena. Haele hona kapa sena seo matona le sepolesa ba se etsang ke ho nyelisa taelo tsa makhotla, molao o tla sebetsa holima bona ebe ba lla ka judge. Ke ne ke re haeba ke nnete hore Letopia le na le molato, mapolesa a le qose makhotleng a molao.
Hangsnag spot on oeso.
Comment by hangchang on 20 September 2012:
ke ile ka le joetsa matona ana ona ha ke utloi na basebetsa litaba joang, joale bna ba batla ho hloella molao ka holimo. joale commissioner ena o batla ho ba ka holima molao hahaha!!!re itse re batla lesotho le busoe ka molao, ba sa iqobebele molao bona batlameha ho qoso
Comment by Telang on 20 September 2012:
@ Hangsnag, U buile ngoana mme, batho ba sitoa ho toba taba moo e teng ba ntse ba qoabika ba re le Topia la ba leka, nna ke makaletse the Minister of Foreign Affairs na a ka kena moforotlelong oo o ntsu etsoa ke combo, chee ha u tsaba u tsabe polotiki
Comment by Aunty P on 20 September 2012:
Matsoso is still a disaster! I would not recommend him to come back. Maletooane is still the best option so far!Ha e le letona lena la Home Affairs lona ha le tsoe ka hara litaba. Le haeba le Topia lena le na le litaba, they have taken it too personal that it is clouding their judgment.
Comment by Aunty P on 20 September 2012:
Ke ipotsa feela na Ntate Tsekoa o kene joang litabeng tse bohlasoa hakana! Ke maketse joale joalo ka Telang kannete.
Comment by Silent on 20 September 2012:
“”" SE KE AHLOLELA MOLICHABA KA HO HLOKA TOKA!! HOPOLA U BILE MOFO EGEPETA”"”
Comment by Ts'ats'abele on 20 September 2012:
Asemie! who are you in our country in the first place, instructing High court Judge to order LDF commander to arrest our honourable ministers and our police officers in our country? Are you sick in the head or what? You must be insane. Your country of origin tortured and rejected you because of your bad behaviour, your aggressiveness cost you the right of citizenship in your home country. You are so stubborn and disobedient and Ethiopia had the right to torture you. You are the very bad influence that can corrupt young people and we don’t want you in our country because you will corrupt our youth.
Asemie, I can see you forcing yourself to be naturalised in our country, I think you are so stupid. How are you going to survive in the country where you have destroyed good relations with those in authority and those responsible for the security of a country i.e police personnel? Are you comfortable to force yourself to live in our country? Who sent you to destroy peace in Lesotho? Do you think Lesotho police will be comfortable to assist you in future if you encounter any difficulties regarding crime committed by criminals to you? You are so arrogant. You seemed to be undermining Lesotho and you can do any kind of dangerous crime, then hoping to be protected by your lawyer and judge in our country.
Asemie, don’t ever cause us to become xenophobic towards African foreigners or refugees in this country please! We are not interested to xenophobia but you seemed to push us to that evil activity. We have never had a troublesome refugee like you in this country. You left your country Ethiopia because you are so difficult and stubborn, refusing to comply with Ethiopia’s state laws. Why did you choose to come into hiding in Lesotho in the first place? I think you decided to come into hiding here because as a criminal, you needed a soft country where you can do any sort of crime whenever you want to. You are a fraudster and human trafficker, maybe you realised it is easy to commit all that evil here in Lesotho because you have Lesotho’s Judge by your side protecting you more than she does to other Basotho. Shame on you Judge! Asemie must be deported, we don’t want him here. Don’t ever encourage Asemie to undermine our country’s ministers and police force because he won’t be welcomed in this country. How is he going to survive in our country if he undermines those in authority and in security?
ASEMIE IS NOT WELCOMED IN LESOTHO! WE DON’T NEED HIM IN THIS COUNTRY. WE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF ASEMIE’S MISBEHAVIOUR. HE MUST BE DEPORTED TO HIS COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, ETHIOPIA. NO ONE IS VIOLATING ANY INTERNATIONAL LAWS FOR REFUGEES HERE. THAT UN LAWS ARE NOT MADE TO PROTECT FOREIGN CRIMINALS CLAIMING THEMSELVES TO BE POLITICAL REFUGEES TO BULLY US IN OUR COUNTRIES. IT SEEMS SOME OF STUPID BASOTHO STANDING BY ASEMIE’S SIDE HAVE BEEN BRAINWASHED TO THREATEN OUR AUTHORITIES AND POLICE THAT UN AUTHORITIES FOR REFUGEES WILL PUNISH LESOTHO FOR LAWS VIOLATION. THAT IS A PURE LIE. NO ONE WILL ACCUSE LESOTHO FOR DEPORTING ASEMIE, DON’T EVER KID US PEOPLE. IF UN LAWS ARE EFFECTIVE, THEY MUST START WITH SOUTH AFRICA WHERE VIOLENT XENOPHOBIA IS DOMINATING. BASOTHO ARE NOT XENOPHOBIC BUT WE ARE DISGUSTED WITH ASEMIE’S MISBEHAVIOUR IN THIS COUNTRY. ASEMIE MUST GO BACK TO HIS ORIGINAL COUNTRY, ETHIOPIA.
Comment by pit on 20 September 2012:
I fail to understand how Ntate Tsekoa has got involved in this mess,all his office has done was to assist Lesotho citezen to obtain visas to travel to Ethiopia as is the norm with all Basotho citizens.He is obliged through his office to assist in matter of international travel,why is his office being dragged into this i fail to understand Sfapano……as for the officers who were going to go to Ethiopia aswell all they were doing was follow orders how they can be charged aswell beats me.
Comment by Masumo on 20 September 2012:
100 days ena e felile ho lelekisanoa le Le-Ethiopia le Mahaltere fela ha ho so fumanoe letho re ka le buang le betere haese hore ho ntso forotleloa fela ke mapolesa,’mantloane ana a ‘muso le liserekisi tsene tsa makhotla. Hantle Mahaltere le Le-Ethiopia lee ba tsekisoang ee e sa fumanoeng? Hoja la sebeletsa Basotho la tlohela papali ea ho lelekisana le moea pele rele nyahlatsa.
Comment by Rantso 2 on 20 September 2012:
MOTHO ENOA KE MOSOTHO HOBA ONA LE PASSPORT.TSEKOA O CORRUPTED HOBA SINCE FROM HA RE LE MA LCD ESALE RE LLA KA ENA LE PHOOKO EA REKANG KHASE EA 700 KA 7000 CHEHE WIN ‘MUSO O OA KOPANELO UTLA KENYA MATEKOANE NENG MOLAONG LE BOKRESTE KAPA LE TSOINA ENELE BOIKETO FEELA?METSING ENA BA BOLLI U BA TSEBA HA AIKETA FEELA SEPONONO ENA KE SONO FEELA HOBA HASE LETHO
Comment by Ts'ats'abele on 20 September 2012:
@Lihloa Lekhoara le Mooa khotla
Che hee BASOTHO le lihole hore bophelong! Asemie o tella mosotho e mong le e mong ea phelang kahara naha ena ka liketso tsena tsa hae tse mpe, haa telle coalition govt fela joalokaha u cho uena Mooa khotla, ho teng o tella sechaba sa Lesotho kaofela. Bothata ba lona Basotho ba liphoqo, ke ho hloeana ka lipolotiki tsena tsa lona tse fats’e tsa lehloeo, moo le sa tsebeng ho etsa assess litaba hobane ka hloohong tsa lona ho tletse mapokaetsi a lipolotiki tsa lehloeo.
Hona joale lona ha ele moo le thabetse liketso tse lits’ila tsa Asemie, ebe lona leka hla la ea Ethiopia koa hore matona le mapolesa a naha eo a qosoe hobane fela le tseka hoba li-citizen joalokaha Asemie a tseka tjee? Asemie must go back to Ethiopia, we don’t want him here. Tlohelang hoba lihole tse ts’ehanang Basotho hobane melata e tla re tella ho ea pele kahara naha ea rona joaloka Asemie tjena.
Comment by ABC/LCD/BNP on 20 September 2012:
“”"This is becoming ridiculous now, next his majesty will be threatened with contempt of court for being head of state of Lesotho and the rest of Basotho citizens for being proper Basotho. Letopia le le batla ebe lona fela Mosotho ea senang contempt NXA”"” CHESAAA!!!! BANGENE ASEMIE BA TSEBA TOFELE!!!!!!!
@Masumo- butle hle oeso u oa mpolaea ka litseho le hoja u bua nete tjena!!!
@Pit don’t kill me hle ichuuuu!!!!!!!
@Ts’ats’abele i think Asmie is a human being!ichuuu.. sure looks like he is here to stay!!!!!!!!
Comment by HY on 20 September 2012:
I am an Ethiopian following this issue from very beginning. I think both ministers and police commissioner with their associates have personal hate on Eyob (assemie; because once the court gave order that Eyob is free from any crime for what reasons embarrasing him. Simply they don’t want see Eyob here in Lesotho unreasonably, which is unfair. As far as I know, Eyob has invested here in Lesotho and created job opportunities for many. So what is wrong with him, benefting people as well as economy?
Why they don’t want respect court; because of their position which is currently using illegally for harasing peoples like Eyob and his family. Due to this fact we don’t feel secure. If the court hasn’t been respected and if the outsider are treated like this by the police, how can we be safe.
They told Ethiopian Embassy as if they want to go to ethiopia for business purpose; why they donot want tell the embassy the purpose of their travel instead of misleading which doesnot give sence and not expected from officials having such positions.
I would suggest it is better for Eyob, try to resolve these matters peacefully if possible and leave out from here. If you could settle in peacful way, you perform showing your respection for other Basothos and country as well and also you can show your good personality.
Comment by ABC/LCD/BNP on 20 September 2012:
“”"”They told Ethiopian Embassy as if they want to go to Ethiopia for business purpose; why they do not want tell the embassy the purpose of their travel instead of misleading which does not give sense and not expected from officials having such positions”" EXACTLY!!!!
Comment by SEMATSATSA MABALANE on 20 September 2012:
Tlohellang le e-thopia le phele hleng muso ha o hlotse ho nts’a goso ka monna eo lere makhotla aetseng?
Comment by Selomo on 20 September 2012:
The Rule of Law is Paramount in a Modern Democracy!
Comment by Spikir on 20 September 2012:
He ea lujoa thanka joale.Hlooho ena ea ka e eme tsi!Why focus on trivial issues instead of major bread and butter issues,poverty,skyhigh unenmployment rate,poor infrustructure,economy and such like?our attention is being diverted from major problems of the nation.khilik!
Comment by mahlo on 20 September 2012:
ke nyahame ke se etsahalang.
Comment by Likhapha tsa basotho on 20 September 2012:
Ts’ats’abele joale nna onkenya joang boholeng boo ba basotho ha ho buuoa taba tsa molata oo? Ako bale post eaka ea pele o utloe na hona le moo ke entseng politicise taba ena kapa moo ke e tsehetsang teng.
Comment by hangchang on 20 September 2012:
ke bna hore re tla e luba thankha matsatsing ana,ache hantle ho etsahalang Lesotho moo. ke itse re tsoile likhathatsong athe re ntse re ithetsa achee ke hona ke mathata ka nnete
Comment by Lefefooane on 20 September 2012:
We need to get rid of this ethpian as soon as yesterday. We need to kill him if we fail to deport him. Bana ba hae ba kena sekolo kae? We need to inflict maximum damage to him
Comment by Sematsatsa on 20 September 2012:
Ache judiciary system ea rona e joang na ha etlo laoloa ke matsoantle? U na le tokelo e feng motopia eo hoba ha a le likhathatso tje ke hore fela a khethe naha eo a batlang ho isoa ho eona haeba a tsoafa ho khutlela habo. Hoa bonahala hore le habo koana o tlositsoe kew tsona taba tsena tse lubang puso. Ha a tsoe ka hara naha.
Comment by BKC on 20 September 2012:
One really does not know or have all the material facts behind this case, but one thing is clear that this Ethopian is being persecuted by authorities for reasons best known to the two parties-both the Ethopian and the authorities.
In the process what is at stake here is the rule of law in this context and age.
First it has been the army commander threatening the very independence of the judiciary and now it is the Ministers and Police doing the same-this is in contravention to the principle of the rule of law.
One trusts that this kingdom is not going to be driven into being a banana kingdom-where the rule of law is not beeing respected by the very People meant to uphold it!
Comment by PING PONG on 20 September 2012:
Ena taba joale ea ho tla qabanngoa ke melata e bonahatsa taba ea hore Basotho ha se batho ba ratang naha ea bona. Taba ena ea Leitopia ene sa batle le makhotla, e ne batla feela hore molata o sututsoe o tsoe kahara naha. `Na kannete i am jealous ka naha ea heso ha ke batle ha melata e iketsetsa borata joalo kaha le nna nkeke ka etsa borata naheng e seng ea heso. ke bohloko hampe haeba re tla hloeana ka lebaka la melata. SA motho enoa e ka be le khale a tsoile kahara naha eno.
Comment by Moeletsi on 20 September 2012:
Lefefooane motsoalle, re lumellana ka ntho tse ngata empa mona ua e fosa monna’eso. We should encourage rule of law. If the Ethiopian is treated in the manner you are suggesting, then it will set a bad precedence, our beloved country will not be respected by other countries as a country upholding rule of law. Cool down and think with your brain not with emotions. Let the Ethiopian live in peace for as long as there’s not wrongdoing found on his part. Nkutloe Ntate.
Comment by Pakalitha on 20 September 2012:
Matona a na a foufalitsoe ke Khetsi enoa oa PS, mohatsae ke motsoalle oa mohatsa monga Uhla la la e Lancers Inn, joale Arsemie u hlolisa monga Uhla la la ka khoebo joale eena u e buela ha Khetsi koana hore motho enoa a deportoe, taba tsena li qala take away shop e mafeteng pela garageng, Arsemi le eena u tsaba ho bolela hore PS e ngoe e ne matle M800k haeba a batla citizenship, he refused to be corrupt mehleng ea Nt Nyahla le Khetsi, joale bana ba muso oa nkoe e mebala le bona bo Molapo ba manasi ba se ba e kena ka sehlotho hore deportation ea Arsemie e be one of 100 days achievements hele banna naha e na e ka e furaletsoe ke Molimo keng ‘na?
Comment by observer on 20 September 2012:
why am i not surprised by your utterances lefefoone?U never cease to amaze me with your ignorance and arrogance. Lesotho is not a banana republic and thank God majority of its citizens are sober minded, unlike you
Comment by NAKATSAMOTHO on 20 September 2012:
WHATEVER THE DIFFERING OPINIONS ON THIS MATTER, WHAT REMAINS IS THAT the rule of law is fast approaching the precipice. Imagine if Asemie’s lawyer was not able to intercept the secret acts; then Home Affairs and Foreign Affairs would have done what has been prohibited by the Orders of the Courts of this Land. This is unprecedented in this Country.
Asemi and his lawyers are always ahead of the police; ahead of the Ministers and ahead of …. THERFORE TLOHELANG HO SEBELETSA TABA ENA KA LIKOBONG HE MARENA. ACCEPT the defeat kaha le ne le fuoe i think 7 days if I am not wrong, you did not give the charges.
Comment by pit on 20 September 2012:
@nakatsamotho I still fail to understand what foreign affairs did in this matter……can someone please enlighten me
Comment by puleng on 21 September 2012:
One ought to think our executive oversteps its boundaries thus undermining the principle of separation of powers. however, our courts’ decisions are growing unpopular with each day, it’s getting unbearable. For now what I foresee is the judiciary meddling with executive’s affairs, for our fully fledged democracy to be enjoyed, none of the 3 state structures should interfere with others’ day to day activities. As a Mosotho, I’m getting worried about our judiciary, especially the credibility of our judges. If courts make uninformed decisions and cannot be questioned, then it would mean our hard earned democracy is not for all.
Comment by semenekane on 21 September 2012:
Lekoata-koata to the left and right. Matona ana le collective responsibility kahona hase phoso ha sebetsa ‘moho ho kopanela bothata. Mapolesa sebelisang technicalities tsa lona haholo haho bonahala hore Asemie o nale Judge e mobuelellang. Ke ipotsa feela hore koloi eo Judge e tsamaeang ka eona e patalloa ke ‘muso kapa ke Asemie?
Ekaba hoja Asemie eo a ne a ena le khoebo e kholo o ne a tla thothomelloa ho fihlela ho kae?
Ha a tsamae a ee ha habo Ithopia a eo bonts’a Bohlabani ba hae teng e seng Lesotho mona. Asemie has to be deported e kaba hantle kapa hampe. Re ke ke ra tla hlokisoa khotso ke Letsoa-ntle in the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho, no way
Re tla moetsetsa a farewell ha a tsamaea mona. Haha! Lekoata-koata to left and right.
Comment by Salang on 21 September 2012:
@ Tsatsatsabele , ebe u bua le Asemie ka bobe ba hae le mabaka a mo tlositseng naheng ea habo u ipapisitse le eng, hobane mapolesa a hlotsoe ho bontsa bo bobe ba hae ka pele ho makhotla, ba bang le bua feela le sena le background ea litaba tsena.
Comment by Ts'ats'abele on 21 September 2012:
@HY
You Ethiopians seemed to be difficult and disobedient. Have you come to Lesotho to fight our ministers and our police in their own country? Had any of Lesotho origin ever went to Ethiopia to fight ministers and police force in Ethiopia? It seems Ethiopians are undermining other people in their own countries. Asemie came to hiding in Lesotho because he had a bad purpose. He wanted to commit any sort of crime that he wishes to, taking advantage of soft and peaceful Lesotho where Judge can protect a foreign criminal. Whose ministers or police personnel can have personal issues with that so-called Asemie as you say HY?
HY and Asemie, why did you leave your country Ethiopia in the first place? You wanted to cause trouble with purpose in Lesotho? You, Ethiopians, you came here because you wanted to put our country in confusion? We don’t need Asemie in this country due to his misbehaviour. Why didn’t he invest in his own country because Ethiopia also is very poor? Why didn’t he wished to improve his own country’s economy rather than feeling pity for a foreign country, Lesotho? Your country is so disadvantaged and you must be improving your own country’s economy. It seems Ethiopians came to Lesotho to insult our ministers and our police force. They came here with the purpose of laying charges against our ministers and our police force because they undermine each and everyone in this country.
Asemie, don’t ever cause us to hate African foreigners or refugees in this country because of your aggressiveness. You disgust me Asemie. Asemie, I assure you, you will never be secured in this country due to your bad behaviour. Police will not help you at all, should you encounter any difficulties concerning crimes of any sort committed against you. You are disgusting. You came to our country to bully our ministers and our Police force? Shame on you Asemie, you are disgusting!!!!
Comment by Ts'ats'abele on 21 September 2012:
Home Affairs minister, don’t ever hold a swearing in for Asemie, don’t grant him citizenship. This man should be deported, we don’t need him here. Asemie is so disobedient and wants to destroy peace in this country. He wants to cause war amongst Basotho as we realised a Mosotho Judge is now fighting ministers and police officers just because she supports this wicked man called Asemie. Shame on you Judge!
Comment by Dabula Makenze on 21 September 2012:
Asemie this, Asemie that. What the hell is actually going on about this foreigner? I smell a rat that this guy knows something about the past regime that he’s actually using against them as a blackmail that if something happens he’ll spill the beans. I think this is getting out of hand now. We need to focus on real issues such as our economy not this Asemie kak. That bliksem should be silenced or else he’d one day want to feed us his shit.
Comment by Mosotho on 21 September 2012:
I too smell a rat, how did this guy acquire citizenship, because I feel his presence here should be questioned as it seems this man is creating a lot of confusion if I can put it like that. I agree with the person that is saying “how does his presence here contribute positively to Basotho and Lesotho”. In other countries one has to have at least M2,500 000.00 to live and start business and yet one finds that here in Lesotho foreigners enter and do as they please due to lack of proper authority which is costing Basotho a lot, economically or otherwise.
Comment by kompi on 21 September 2012:
One thing remains Asemie should be executed secretely, a nyamele feela joaloka motoho oa ngoana mmalehloa, hase mosotho nthoena. Maseforo oa hlanya
Comment by Mtsetse on 21 September 2012:
Asemie! Asemie! Asemie! Asemie! Leave us alone…leave Our beloved country alone leave Lesotho alone…Go away …u cost us enough inconviniance already
Comment by Jakobo on 21 September 2012:
While everyone of you guys is free to air their comments after forming an opinion, I wonder if you ever stopped to think hore na ke eng e kaale kaale eo Asemie a e entseng! Le bua ka human trafikking, is there evidence to that effect? If all these accusations being levelled against him are full of substance and therefore true why cant he be put before courts of law to answer same? Why is it taking so long for our Police, Nss,Anti Corruption to find something against the poor guy and then nail him? Ea itseng ha a se a hlapantsitsoe ele Mosotho he will be immune to or above the law ke mang? swearing in e sitisa hore molao oa Lesotho o tle o sebetse khahlanong le eena joang?
it is not everything you hear on the radios, read on newspapers and see on TV that is true! You need to also hear Asemie’s side of story before you cut him into pieces! Ntho e re qetang ke ho hloka kutloisiso, ho ruteha ka mangolo ( Bo LITJOBO BA BANGATA) feela ka hloohong tsa rona ho ntse ho tle tse bokuluba! Guys, lets rise above pettiness, petty politics and all! let us always try and maintain our objectivity no matter the circumstances!
We are painting a very bad picture as a country internationally on the way we treat refugees! in the first place if Asemmie is in possession of a Lesotho passport which he has not stolen we need to be asking ourselves questions like, who gave him that passport , under what circumstances? Somebody at Home Affairs and Immigration must be questioned! The former Minister signed some papers that led to Asemmie being given a passport and sworn in only to be stopped by A PS! the Minister appended his signature because he was made to believe that everything was in order and that person ought to answer as to why he or she misled the minister with the wrong information if indeed there was something wrong! Asemie has never been an emloyee of home affairs and I fail to understand why he is being crucified alone without people who assisted him in getting a Lesotho passport, among others!
Ako inahaneng Basotho, nthoena ke mofu mofunyetsa pere!
Comment by Ts'ats'abele on 21 September 2012:
@Jakobo
U nahana hore u tseba ho bua haholo uena. U nahana hore u rutehile haholo ho feta Basotho ba bang fela ele hore ho tletse bokuluba fela ka hloohong eo ea hau.Basotho le rata ho iketsa eka le mofuta o lokileng fela le fosahetse hakana ebile le hloeane, joale u ntso tlo re bolella ka hore re tlaba le seriti se sebe machabeng? Hana ha le hloeane ka bo lona le le Basotho, teng ha le be le seriti se sebe machabeng? Che oa seka pota le khale. Asemie o tlamehile ho khutlela Ethiopia a ilo tseka litokelo teng eseng Lesotho mona. Haeba u nyatsi ea hae joale u utloile bohloko, eo ke taba ea hau u le mong. U tletse mapokaetsi fela ka hloohong ka mona.
Comment by Gaddafi on 21 September 2012:
@Ping Pong
Ha le rate ho re hloliea ka South Africa ena ea lona eo le e entseng molingoana oa lona? Ha le re lea bua fela Basotho ba likoata, ke RSA ntho’eno e ne keke ea etsahala. Hana le phela RSA hona joale ha le iketsa eka le tseba hakale ka litaba tsa eona, ebile le bona eka RSA eo ea lona ho phela mangeloi? Hana ke melata e mekae e iketsetsang borata ba bokoeta RSA, ba bileng ba qetellang ba bolaile LE MAPOLESA NAHENG EO? Ba tla ba tsamaisa neng haba ba frustrata hakale ka ho rekisa li-drugs tse tletseng hohle RSA moo? Hee Basotho ba ratang RSA, ba ikutloang ba lakatsa eka ekabe ele ma-South Asrica hee ba tena hobane ba bile ba ipuela le mashano fela boholo ba nako ka RSA eno ea bona eo ba e shoelang.
Tlohang mona le le leshano too much. RSA e na le mathata a mangata hampe ka melata e ba lubileng lihlooho tsena, ba kenyeletsang le Basotho ba etsang botlokotsebe bohle bo bobe hona RSA moo. Ba tebeloa ba tipeloe ka literaka borokhong fela ebe ba ntse ba ikhutlela hape ba ilo etsa botlokotsebe hona RSA moo. Joale ke eng e neng e keke ea etsahala ha e ne ele RSA fela ba hlotsoe ke melata ea litlokotsebe e akhang ea Basotho kahare? Le e hlanyetsa le moo e sa tlalang RSA ena ea lona. Asemie o ntse a fuoa matla ke Basotho ba tletseng bobolu hore a telle hobane ba tletsoe ke lipolotiki tse cheap tsena tsa Lesotho.
Comment by Setho se khabane on 22 September 2012:
Let’s 1st observe the rule of law&our interest after!Is the judiciary really independent?We are wasting too much energy&resources in dealing with Asemie,let’s be concerned about Lesotho’s development!
Comment by Stebo on 22 September 2012:
Lona bohle ba ntseng ba re rule of law he he. Ako nkarabeng mona. Is it undermining court order considered bad than a judge ordering a minister to swear in a foreigner? Re thuseng he. Hona hobaneng ha linyeoe tsohle tsa monna eo li mameloa ke judge e le ngoe feela? Re hlola re utloa linyeoe tsa motho a le mong li mameloa ke different judges. Why Asemie tsa hae li fuoa ‘m’e Mahase feela? Mohlomphehi with due respect this is negatively impacting on your credibility. Just recuse yourself from this man’s cases.
Comment by Lebona on 24 September 2012:
Hona hona ke maholi a patile maeba…why such a forceful act to deport this ‘man’…anything to hide? I’m curious!!!
Comment by Tsepe on 24 September 2012:
Asimie o rekisa batho ebile o sele.
Comment by Tsepe on 24 September 2012:
Gud ppl Basotho ba batle, Nna I wasn’t evn aware dt we hv refugees in dis country onli bcos all of them (refugees) hv kept low profile xpt dis bastard Asimie. Where does Asimie get this sebete sa ho qosa bahlomphehi ka hara naha ya kopileng botsabeli ho yona?
Comment by mokakapane on 24 September 2012:
hobana lekulaaaaaaa.
Comment by mokakapane on 24 September 2012:
ho bona lekula
Comment by Gaddafi on 24 September 2012:
@Mokakapane
Stupid idiot! U buisoa ke hose tlale sephoqo.
Comment by mokakapane on 25 September 2012:
LEKULA LENA HA RE LE BATLE. ‘MUSO SHOULD DECLARE HIM A ‘PERSONA NON-GRATA’ HA SEMANTOANENG LESOTHO MONA.
Comment by Torobez on 25 September 2012:
Matona a lokela ho hlonepha makhotla so we cn do d same.
Comment by Likphapha on 26 September 2012:
I now want to believe that we Basotho’s are cowards. The reason is simple, if you dont agree with someone, you have to Secretly eliminate him/her by killing the follow. Who does this in the 21st century? This is all crazy, that if you have power you abuse it knowing very well that power is not a possession. We are not in a banana republic. Rule of law must prevail, we are tied of this hatred for ourselves and now we hate foreigners. The fact that the man is not originally from Lesotho does not mean that he has no rights. We have more problems to deal with and not such trivial issues. The Officers involved in this secret dealings are a threat to National Security. They should be sacked.Period.
Comment by Likphapha on 26 September 2012:
Killing Asemia will not solve our problems. If he dies, he wont take poverty away from Lesotho. On the contrary, the people he has employed might end up losing their jobs. Sending him back to Ethiopia, will not pay fees for our kids. Lets also remember that we will all die some day. I just dont get the reason why we love killing ourselves. Does it excite as in anyway? Its just too barbaric and clearly demonstrates that we are backward as a people. In anycase, the judge sitting on the case is just interpreting the laws of the kingdom. He he a Mosotho too and doesnt stand to benefit from the case in anyway. If you think you are a man enough, face the gentleman in court and dont face him with a gun or a Knife. Long live the Kingdom.
Comment by leratobaquena on 26 September 2012:
@Likphapha,I would like to apreciate your view and explanaton about the issue of Asemie.The Harasment of Asemie is not the interest of Basothos,but the team of Khetsi (Monyake,Joang,police commissioner,some NSS top officials,Lerotholi).They are weak and hatreds.They were given a certain period of time by the high court to charge the gentelman.But they failed becouse organising a crime against a person who was not involved in the so called crime will not take anywhear except embaracing themselves.These bastard will come tomorow with new issue,but they will not go anywhear.They will not represent us.Let them tray to do any thing against Asemie and they will face the quencequence badly.
Comment by Selaolo on 26 September 2012:
He must eat a bullet, that’s a resolution for now.
Comment by Nkosazana Zuma on 26 September 2012:
@Leratobaquena, aku ngole ka puo ea hau ea sesotho u tlohele ho pota sekhooa mona le spelling sa sona ka mashano ana a hau. Rea utloa hore u na le mathata ka beng ba hau ka home affairs kamoo, joale tlohela hore hloliea ka bona. U hlaha u nyefola beng ba hau nako eohle mona, ke ka hona u ikemeng lepaketla ho buella Asemie oa crminal. Tloha mona.
Comment by Likphapha on 26 September 2012:
@Selaolo. We Basotho are more discerning and will not do such thing. It is cowards like you who have given our country a bad name. Face hime in court like all brave people will do, its only cowards who will hid to do bad stuff. If our systems are weak, we should work on building the systems and stop blaming the poor man.
Again, I want to advice that, we stop lambasting all Ethiopians because just one of them has problems in our country. Lets desist from this attitude of labeling people in one basket just because one has a problem in our country. Ethiopians are nice people. If we continue in this venture, we will end up fighting the whole world. Today it is Ethiopians, Tomorrow, its Nigerians, the next its Americans, and the list goes on. Lets stop this hatred.
What is even interesting is that, we hate all this foreigners, yet we go to them looking for developing support. We dont even like ourselves as Basotho’s and we have extended it to other people. Lets learn to love rather than hate.
Comment by MOLITLE SHEBISANO on 2 October 2012:
I THINK THE ETHIOPIAN MAN DOESN’T WANT TO STAY IN LESOTHO!!!!!!!! HE IS ONLY FIGHTING TO BE GIVEN A SHIELD OF WHICH HE CAN USE TO MOVE TO EUROPEAN COUNTRIES LESOTHO PASSPORT.THATS ALL BELIEVE ME OR NOT.