Justice Minister Under Fire Over Alleged Use of Inmates to Work His Fields

Mohale’s Hoek The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Hon. Richard Ramoeletsi, has been accused of using inmates incarcerated at Mohale’s Hoek Correctional Facility as unpaid labourers to perform agricultural work, including weeding fields allegedly linked to him, raising fresh questions about abuse of state power and the exploitation of prisoners. Two independent sources from Mekaling, the minister’s constituency in the Mohale’s Hoek district, told Lesotho Tribune that inmates from the correctional facility are routinely taken out to work in…Continue reading with a subscriptionSubscribe for full access to every story.Subscribe - M85/monthAlready a subscriber? Sign in Advertisement ...