An order is not a shield: the Tang verdict and the end of military impunity

The High Court has convicted LDF soldiers of murder in the death of Lisebo Tang. The verdict demolishes the defence of superior orders and sends a message that no uniform, rank, or institutional structure places any individual beyond the reach of the criminal law. On the night of 10 May 2014, Lisebo Tang, a 20-year-old Mosotho woman, was shot dead as she and her boyfriend, Tsepo Jane, drove past the Ha Lekele, Maseru, residence of then-Lesotho Defence Force commander Tlali…Continue reading with a subscriptionSubscribe for full access to every story.Subscribe - M85/monthAlready a subscriber? Sign in Advertisement ...