Liquor traders move against 'police harassment'

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The Lobatse High Court has postponed to next week an urgent application in which the Liquor Traders' Association (LTA) has applied for a restraining order against the police.

The association wants the police to be interdicted from harassing liquor traders about their operating hours. The court has postponed the case to give the applicants time to file their heads of argument.

The applicants also want the court to make a ruling that the applicants' licences are valid and that the continued disruption of their businesses is unlawful.

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