Sadness after the gunfire

MASERU-Emotions ran high in the High Court this weekas Captain Haleeo Makara described the dull mood that followed the death of former army commander, Brigadier Maaparankoe Mahao. Speaking as both a defence witness and one of the accused, Captain Makara told the court that members of the arrest team “bowed their heads with sadness” when they were informed that Mahao had died at Makoanyane Military Hospital. The testimony forms part of the defence case in the long-running trial in which…Continue reading with a subscriptionSubscribe for full access to every story.Subscribe - M85/monthAlready a subscriber? Sign in Advertisement ...