Lesotho: No Funds Yet for Lcs Commission

…as commissioners remain unpaid

…more time needed to complete probe

Mathatisi Sebusi

THE government has to date not been able to pay members of the Commission of Inquiry investigating the December 2023 escape and torture of inmates at Maseru Central Correctional Institution (MCCI), allegedly by Lesotho Correctional Service (LCS) recruits.

The three commissioners have not been paid for the duration of the Commission’s tenure which lapsed last Wednesday.

The Commission started work on the 5th of…