THE Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS)'s investigation of three army officers implicated in the killing of a woman near the home of former Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander, Lieutenant-General Tlali Kamoli, was the "spark" that ignited the brazen Tuesday morning gun battle which resulted in the killing of LDF commander Lt-Gen Khoantle Motšomotšo, the Lesotho Times can reveal.
Contrary to widespread speculation that Lt-Gen Motšomotšo's killers, Colonel Tefo Hashatsi and Brigadier Bulane Sechele, muscled their way into the army commander's office at Ratjomose barracks, they were allowed to enter while armed by the LDF commander's security detail owing to their status as senior officers who enjoyed regular access to their boss.
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