Lesotho: Govt Must Act Now Against Police Brutality - Analysts

15 September 2020

A FORTNIGHT ago, one person was allegedly tortured to death by police in Mafeteng. Three other cases of police brutality were reported in different parts of the country that same period.

The incidents occurred shortly after the Deputy Prime Minister Mathibeli Mokhothu had announced that the government had tasked ministers 'Mamoipone Senauoane (Police and Public Safety) and Prince Maliehe (Defence and National Security) to investigate allegations of police brutality. Their findings would determine if a broader commission of inquiry was necessary, Mr Mokhothu said.

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