The First Leader in Southern Africa to be Charged with Murder while in Office
Newly appointed Lesotho prime Minister Thomas Thabane (L), leader of the All Basotho Convention (ABC) political party, his wife ‘Ma Isaiah Ramoholi Thabane and Zambian President Edgar Lungu (R) attend Thabane’s inauguration on June 16, 2017 in Maseru.
Lesotho’s new prime minister took office at the head of a coalition government, three years after he was targeted by a putsch and two days after the murder of his estranged wife. / AFP PHOTO / SAMSON MOTIKOE (Photo credit should read SAMSON MOTIKOE/AFP via Getty Images)
Lesotho’s prime minister Thomas Thabane is to be charged soon with the murder of wife, the deputy police commissioner said on Thursday. Former first lady Lipolelo Thabane was shot dead in June 2017 near her home in Maseru. The prime minister’s current wife was detained this month and charged with ordering the murder. “The prime minister is going to be charged with the murder. The police are preparing directives and he will probably be charged tomorrow,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police Paseka Mokete.
SOURCE: REUTERS AFRICA