A Lesotho prosecutor asked the Lesotho High Court on Friday to impose the maximum fine on Canadian engineering company Acres International, which was found guilty of bribery.
The former chief executive of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority, Masupha Sole, was on Tuesday sentenced to 18 years in prison for taking bribes.
The ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) won 61 constituency seats in weekend polls, giving it a parliamentary majority.
The Ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) swept the board at the Lesotho general election after winning 77 of the 78 constituencies contested.
Parliamentary elections in Lesotho on Saturday look set to consolidate stability in the tiny mountain kingdom.
Lesotho High Court judge Semapo Peete on Friday postponed an application by opposition Basotho National Party (BNP) leader Major General Metsing Lekhanya, who accused the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of vote rigging.
A Canadian engineering firm, Acres International, has been found guilty of bribing a top official in a major water project in the African mountain kingdom of Lesotho.
The former chief executive of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority, Masupha Sole, who was jailed for 18 years for corruption, has begun legal action against the judge in his case.
Lesotho’s ruling party is headed for an overwhelming win in parliamentary elections, but the main opposition party has rejected the preliminary results.
Lesotho’s ruling party won the first 14 seats in weekend elections by a wide margin, electoral officials said as observers predicted a landslide victory.