Lesotho: Fate of Murder-Accused Police Officers Hangs in the Balance

Eight police officers accused of murdering three detainees will have to wait at least three months to learn their fate.

This follows Chief Justice Sakoane Sakoane’s Tuesday decision to reserve judgment in a constitutional interdict application brought by the officers to try and halt their prosecution for murder.

In February this year, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Hlalefang Motinyane, issued a directive for the prosecution of former Leribe Criminal Investigation Division (CID) boss…