Lesotho: Court Suspends IEC Commissioners’ Appointments

THE recruitment of new Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Commissioners has been halted by Chief Justice Sakoane Sakoane, who has temporarily interdicted the process pending a full hearing of a constitutional challenge next month.

This follows a Constitutional Court application filed last week by Attorney Tumisang Mosotho and human rights activist Tsikoane Peshoane, who argue that the recruitment process is riddled with constitutional defects. The two were recently disqualified from the race…