SELIBE Mochoboroane, the Minister of Development Planning was on Monday joined in a case against five soldiers who are accused of among others, treason and the 2014 murder of Police Sub Inspector Mokheseng Ramahloko.

The leader of the Movement for Economic Change (MEC) was expected to appear before Chief Justice Sakoane Sakoane alongside his co-accused Mothetjoa Metsing, who has since disappeared.

But Mochoboroane came to court alone after the elusive Metsing failed to turn up.

Metsing who is leader of the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) and former Deputy Prime Minister is now a fugitive after the High Court on Monday issued a warrant of his arrest.

His lawyer, King’s Counsel (KC) Motiea Teele told the court that he had no idea where his client was, adding that he last communicated with him on Sunday night.

KC Teele said he was therefore leaving matters in the court’s hands, confirming that Metsing was fully aware of Monday’s court appearance.  
Mochoboroane came to court after an application he and Metsing had earlier filed was dismissed in which they were challenging the decision of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) to summarily indict them.