‘I fired to save Hashatsi’: soldier’s self-defence claim tested in Mahao murder trial

A soldier on trial for the killing of former army commander Lieutenant General Maaparankoe Mahao has told the High Court he opened fire only to save a colleague’s life, as prosecutors push back with questions about whether the entire operation was ever lawfully authorised. Captain Haleeo Makara took the witness stand in the High Court this week to offer his account of what happened on 25 June 2015 at Ha Lekete in Mokema, the day Lieutenant General Mahao was shot…Continue reading with a subscriptionSubscribe for full access to every story.Subscribe - M85/monthAlready a subscriber? Sign in Advertisement ...