Lesotho: Another Failed Coup ‘Mastermind’ Jailed

Tables have turned on retired soldier, Colonel Thato Phaila, who has gone from being a Crown witness in high-profile cases against his former boss, Tlali Kamoli, to now facing charges alongside him.

Phaila, 67, appeared before the Maseru Magistrates’ Court this week, to be charged with treason and the murder of police Sub-Inspector Mokheseng Ramahloko. He was remanded in custody at the Lesotho Correctional Service (LCS) by Senior Resident Magistrate Thamae Thamae.

According to the charge sheet…