Lesotho: Police Block Protest By Textile Workers
Unions accuse police of acting unlawfully by denying permission for a protest march against job losses.
Lesotho's trade unions have appealed to the police minister and threatened court action after permission for a protest march over job losses was denied.
"We are not satisfied with the commissioner's response because it is not based on the law that governs processions and meetings in this country,"
said National Clothing Textile and Allied Workers Union General Secretary Sam Mokhele in his letter to the police minister.
The coalition of unions, representing thousands of textile and garment workers, say that despite following all legal procedures under the Public Meetings and Processions Act of 2010, Maseru police commissioner Tšeliso Moerane denied them a permit.
Author's summary: Police deny protest permit.
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