Close to 20 Lesotho foreign nationals have been sentenced to direct imprisonment for the Contravention of the Immigration Act by the Molteno Magistrates Court on June 3, this after a “suspicious looking Quantum” was spotted and chased by police. Yolisa Mgolodela, said: “In April 2021, a suspicious looking Quantum vehicle was spotted and chased by police. Inside the Quantum were Lesotho foreign nationals who could not explain the purpose of the journey. At times, she said, the accused would even refuse to comply with their legal representatives' instruction and repeatedly changed attorneys. After a series of court appearances all the accused pleaded guilty on May 19 and were sentenced on Friday.

Source: News 24 June 05, 2022 03:20 UTC