Men arrested for producing fake documents, certificates
MASERU — Police have arrested two men in Upper Thamae after they were found in possession of a computer and printer which were used to produce fake official documents which include school certificates.
Police spokesperson Masupha Masupha told a press conference on Monday that the police acted after a tip off that some counterfeit school certificates were being produced in Upper Thamae.
Masupha said the police discovered that some school certificates which dated as far back as 2005 were produced in that secret workshop.
The police found primary leaving, junior and Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) certificates and many others.
The men also allegedly produced other valuable official documents such as the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) tax clearance certificates and vehicle ownership documents.
They also had stamps from various government offices including the police.
“They are able to certify the documents because they have official stamps,” Masupha said.
“Their school certificates are accompanied by transcripts that appear genuine.
“All documents produced in Upper Thamae appear genuine.”
Masupha said the men are suspected to have helped many people get employment in government and private sector using fake certificates.
“Some of their clients are working with me here in the police service,” he said.
The men’s arrest comes after the police launched a crack down following the discovery that at least 43 students had gained entry at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology after they produced fake certificates.
Two officials from the university and the Examination Council of Lesotho (Ecol) were arrested in connection with the scandal last week.
The police, acting on a tip-off, launched investigations against the two officials and discovered that they had worked in cahoots to issue certificates to students who were later admitted at Limkokwing University.
The Limkokwing University has since called on all students who graduated in 2010 and 2011 to send their transcripts back to the Examinations Council for closer inspection.
It is suspected that the students under investigation did not have the COSC, the Ordinary Level qualification allowing admission to a tertiary institution in Lesotho.
Form D and E, the last two years of high school, prepare students for the Cambridge Overseas School Certificate Examinations at the Ordinary Level.
This is the second arrest of this nature in two years.
In 2010 a Sekamaneng man was arrested after he was caught producing government documents.
The man produced fake vehicle ownership documents, tax clearance certificates, court orders and other certificates that allowed his clients to defraud the government and other people in the private sector.
Comment by Ua 6Pondo. on 25 July 2012:
Shapa LMPS shapa!
Comment by Motaung on 25 July 2012:
No wonder why most of the public servants are so dumb!
Comment by sekilaa on 26 July 2012:
university e ejoang na? Le ma formc a pasa ha ho thoe ma graduates a tlise li transcripts! Cheee! Khuooeee university ena anyway well done my beloved goverment, i’m proud!
Comment by Nthokasefubeng on 26 July 2012:
Batho bana baileng bare bona lekhale bakeke ba shapuoa ke banana le bashanyana ba matichere ka hara matsoho ha bake ba shebelle ha baileng ba lumela ho shapuoa ke matichere bake baje ponts’eng ea bona. Bona ba amohele ho khaketsoa.
Hoboooona mapolesa.
Comment by Thabo on 26 July 2012:
Tanki Ntate Masupha and your crew…..
Comment by Monamoli on 26 July 2012:
Yes even ECOL should be investigated especially (the management) because even them make some false certification. Jooo ask Dr Registara who are the people involved in this she will tell the whole story because she knows well who do this things.some even get into the top ten without good perfomance even the assessment from school could say otherwise (ask lesotho high school) helele luna.
Comment by Sentebale on 26 July 2012:
Batho bana ba senya thuto le seriti ea naha ena ea rona ka litho tsena tseo ba lietsang, ba tsoanetse ho ahloloa ka kotlo e boima. Solution ke hore motho ea rekang computer/laptop a batle licence pele e le hore li tsebe ho laoloa.
Comment by Sera sa motho ke tlala on 26 July 2012:
@Motaung, and I wonder why most of the private sectors employees are so dumb and fraudsters. Its because they have used faked certificates to get jobs.
Comment by Sera sa motho ke tlala on 26 July 2012:
Hee ba bolile bana ba Lesotho, ba bolile ba nkha phuu! Basotho ke balotsana ba khale, ke masholu a khal joalokaha ba tloaetse ho utsoa likoloi tsa South Africa tse ncha ebe ba tlilo li rekisetsa masholu a mang a Basotho a itlammeng ka hore likoloi tsena ba tla tsamaea ka tsona fela kahara Lesotho, ba keke ba ts’ela ka tsona. Ke ka hona motho oa teng a sieang koloi ea leshala ka borokhong ba Lesotho ha a ea Ladybrand, eena a tsamaea a ilo palama taxi empa motho oa teng a na le koloi. Phoooo! Basotho ke masholu a khale.
Banna bana ba Upper Thamae ba etsetsa masholu ana a Lesotho li-licence le police clearance ea likoloi tsena tsa bosholu hobane joale haba tsebe hore na ba ka etsa joang ka likoloi tsa mashala. Basotho ke masholu a maholo a likoloi mona SADC, ‘me ha ho kamoo ba ka hloloang ho etsa fake certificates fela ba utsoa ntho’e kholo joaloka koloi. RSA e tena e hloea Lesotho hakana ke bosholuhali bona boo Basotho ba leng bona. Ke mang ea ka ratang ho ahisana le lesholu lefats’eng moo? Ehlile South Africa e tlameha ho nyonya Lesotho ka baka la lihele tsena tsa masholu a nahanang hore a bohlale empa ele lithoto.
Ha Scorpion se le teng Lesotho mona, rea e bona Maseru ha e hlakile hose likoloi tse pakoang holima lipavement tsena, hobane ke likoloi tsa bosholu joale beng ba tsona ba li bolaisa litlhaka malapeng koana, ba boleletsoe ke mapolesa a masholu hore scorpion sea tla Lesotho. Phoooo! heee! re tennoe ke mapolesa a masholu. Hare makale hore ebe mapolesa a teng a hiriloeng ka faked certificates, ehlile ke oona mapolesa a sebetsang le masholu ana Lesotho mona. Ha u tloha li-cerificating moo ntate Masupha, u tle likoloing tsena tsa bosholu tse utsoitsoeng likaracheng tsa South Africa, ‘me li fihla li rekoa ke masholu a mang a Lesotho mona. U tla fumana ele tsona likoloi tse etselitsoeng li-licence le police clearance ke banna bano ba upper Thamae. Re khathetse ke boits’oaro bo bobe ba Basotho bana ba masholu kahara naha ena!!!
Comment by lenasi on 26 July 2012:
University eena Lesotho mona ke mantloane, ha u bone ha ba ne ba manamisitse mosisili tjee sekolong…ho tletse ma dc a mangata feela managementeng a bolileng hooray.
re tlo le tshoara re le koalle le ithuta botho ka matamong ka mane.
Hee re lekehile ke li clever-spy tsena tse bolaileng Lesotho.
Comment by Lekaota on 26 July 2012:
Basotho ba rutuoe bolotsana bona ke Makoerekoere..Lingaka tsena tsa Makoerekoere ke mekoari feela e ts’oanang le ‘na tjena,ha ‘moho le Matichere ana a bona ke li Fake. Ntate Masopha Phenya batho bana o tlo bone mehlolo!!Ho seke hoa shejoa Basotho feela.
Comment by jerry on 26 July 2012:
Butle lenasi…ua jumpisa hore u lenasi…ha ho kene ma DC feela mono.
Comment by Blue Moon on 26 July 2012:
gud point Lekaota, I sincerelly don’t believe all the doctors from outside sadc have genuane qualifications! ke hore lingaka tsa makoerekoere, batho bana ba ts’oaroa joalo with fake qualifications is SA, joale o ka reng ho rona moo lesotho. Our hospitals are full of this people, e le hore lesotho ha le na bana ba ka ithutelang bongaka?? am tired of this arrogant makoerekoere…! Pls Minister of health look @ the payments of doctors so that bana ba basotho ba khutlela hae ba tlo oka bana ba basotho! only specialists will be allowed..!!!!
Comment by Oa Lihlaba on 26 July 2012:
Good work LMPS joale batho bana ba liha naha ka bomenemene bona ba bona. This is only the beginning these fraudsters must be taught a lesson. I wish makhotla le ona a ka tlohella leniency ena ea ona a seta example ka bona. I recommend a holistic investigation of all employees credentials much as I recognise that its a lot of work.
Comment by kompi on 26 July 2012:
Joale le ntse lere re tsepe localised ” COSC” basotho ba le corrupt hakale? ho betere ha re ntse re tsoauoa overseas, retla qetela linaha tse ling li sa recognise li certificate tsa rona ebe re sitoa ho sebetsa elsewhere empa lesotho mesebetsi ele sieo.Ba tla reka le li question papers tsena.
Comment by Libono on 26 July 2012:
Le mpa le oela limkokwing feela bonnete bata ke hore mofuta ona batho bakene likolo le mosebetsi e fapaneng ka hara naha ka tsona lifake cert.sesotho sere sepa leholo ke la molata athe la mongamotse ke kotokoane.ntate masupha u re batho bana hoshebahala ba qalile ho etsa lifake cert tsena s far back s 2005 line lisebelisoa kae ka nako eeo,wher was limkokwin den,chee basotho le ka hloka nnete ka nako tseling ke ntse ke sahane hore hona le taba tsengata tse hlokang hohlahlubuoa sekolong seo.
Comment by N.M on 27 July 2012:
@ LIBONO KEA IPOTSA LE NNA OA MPATO NA EBE NA 2005 LUCT ENE E SE E LE TENG NA SHEBA LIOFFICING TSA GOVERNMENT KE BO MANG MOO? KE MA FET COLLEGE THEY CALL IT NUL SHEBA BO BOBOLU BA BONA. SERVICE DELIVERY EONA JWALE U KA HAUOA LETHOTSE HANTSE LE GRADUATA KA MANGOLO A LIFAKE JWALE LUCT E EA LINSTHA MANTLAPSHE A NO A LONA.BA BA KAE BA TSWEROENG BA TSOA FET COLLEGE(NUL) FEELA LE TSATSING LENA BANTSE BA THOTSE SESE LEKHOPO LE TSEBANG HO ITLHAKOLA KA BATHO BA BANG LE TSHABA LE NNETE HANTLE LE ENTSE JWANG LONA LE FOQOANG THEORY KAMOO.
Comment by N.M on 27 July 2012:
@ LENASE ELE HORE HA OA BALA THIS ARTICLE COZ KE UTLOA U HLAHLATHELA HLOKOMELA U TLA OA.
Comment by ache on 29 July 2012:
What an amazing world, so many things fongkong! Food we buy are expired! Documents we see are faked! Minister went with young ladies are for promoting businese chances! Long long queue at border for free movement!!
People to work with agreed salary then suddenly say strike for underpay!!
Trucks waited hours or days at Maseru bridge for new improved quick declare system!! You pay penalty when you pay tax late, but no one tell you when you can get refund or interest!! Government employee or public servants get full salary but never worked till 5 o’clock!! Police stop you cos you overspeed must be fined but he has no ticket booklet with him!!
Comment by Danny De-Damaja on 29 July 2012:
A shoa Mosisili ra bona mehlolo! How did he manage to tolerate all these bad things?! Phew
Comment by Sera sa motho ke tlala on 30 July 2012:
Hana Basotho le na le culture la ho ahlola ba bang fela lona le sa tsebe ho ikahlola ka bobe ba lona mokhoa lona? Ho ts’oana leha mosotho ngoana hae a le mekhoa e mebe, u tla lula a supa ngoana motho e mong ka menoana hore o rutile ngoana hae mekhoa e mebe. Ha ho mohla u tla utloa mosotho a re ngoana o rutile ngoana motho e mong mekhoa e mebe. Nako eohle o supa oa motho e mong. E mpe culture e keneng basotho ka kelellong.
Haeba makoerekoere a rutile Basotho bolotsana, ke utloa a ba lahile hobane ke lithoto tse tsamaeang li rutoa ke batho ba bang hobane bona ke lirota tse sa tsebeng ho inahanela. Hona ho ba ruteng hoo, na ba ne ba fasitse Basotho ba lithoto baa ka marapo melaleng hore ba ba mamele? Chehe, Basotho ba bang culture ena ea ho tseba ho supa batho ba bang ka menoana e ba sentse likelello tsena hona hoo, ba sa ikutloeng leha ba ntse ba pota!!!
Comment by Sera sa motho ke tlala on 30 July 2012:
Khale Basotho ba kena NUL ka COSC faked certificates. Eona ha le buoe keng ka eona, kapa ke lona ba keneng NUL ka fake certificates? Ba bang Basotho ba batlile mesebetsi RSA ka NUL fake degree. E mong Mosotho o ile a ba a ts’oaroa hona RSA koana ba ba ba freeza lichelete tsa hae ba qetella ka ho mo qosa. Khale Basotho ba bolile le pele makoerekoere ao ba its’oareletsang ka oona a eso fihle le Lesotho mona!!!
Comment by shebisano on 31 July 2012:
hELA HASE MAPONESA FEELA KA MANGOLO ABOLOTSANA HLE,HONA JOALE TJENA MOTHO OA feila KA NQANE HO NOKA A ILE SEKOLONG HO EA ITHUTA. HAHO BONAHALa LIKHEO LI HLAHA MOSEBETSING TSA PROMOTION MOTHO OA PALAMA OEA NATALA O ILO REKA LENGOLO LONA LANE LEO A le feitsing HAMPE FEELA JOALE A TLO QHEKELLA BATHO HAE MONA ABA FUOE MAEMO MOSEBETSING ,EMPA HEE NENG NENG HO BONAHALE HORE HE ATHE HO ETSAHALANG HAEKA MOTHO EO HAANA LITSEBO TSA TSAMAISO TJE, ka hona kea belaela le makaleng ae a muso a hlotsoeng ho fana ka litsebeletso ke u joetsa nnete ha ho hla hoa shejoa hantle mangolo ao a thuto ke mehau feela ka lintho li tsoa rekoa hle ngoaneso. muso re kopa commisssion of inquery o tle o tsebe ho bea batho ba mangolo annete moo ba lokelang le teng ba fete lipotsong ba utloahale motho a le teng ka bokong .
Comment by Manyetse on 31 July 2012:
Masopha hao tlohele ba2 ba baje ka mofufutso oa phatla tsa bona,ubatla balo utsoa joale hoba mesebetsi hae eo lesotho moo.
Comment by Ambassador on 1 August 2012:
@ Manyetse, what you’re talking ke nthoesele, hake utloisisi na motho a moholo na okhona joang hore puo tse senang kelello tjena litsoe molomong oa hae. He hona le Basotho ba photholehileng ka ho etsa liketso tse nyontshang ebe batlo li emela. Eea ho Nt. Masupha olocho joalo ho eena o tlooe ho bua nyala eno ho rona mona. SIES!
Comment by Lefefooane on 1 August 2012:
He ko hona re tla utloa mehlolo.I cannot imagine those GCEs who attend Limkonkwing were even fake GCEs. Can you imagine a person buying a fake GCE certificate? Kannete Tau ea Thaba o ne a re baketse mathata ruri. The Letsema government should also investigate NMDS as to how come it awarded sponsorships to GCE holders. We need that report in 100 days.
Comment by Setshoana on 1 August 2012:
Bo Manyetse ka mokho ba supportang bobolu!!! Ho bona Inspector Masopha! Ne ke maketse na service delivery e poor keng ka hara naha, hathe ho tletse ma standard seven li officeng mona. U ka bona le mokho ba ichunang ka teng hore they are hiding something. Re le hlokometse ka li lipstick tse khubelu. Cuweeeeee!!!
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