Letsoela Blames Political Interference for Mahao’s Death during Explosive Court Testimony

MASERU-In a striking revelation before the High Court, the current Commander of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF), Lieutenant General Mojalefa Letsoela, has laid blame on interference by authorities in army affairs as a root cause of the instability that led to the 2015 fatal shooting of former army commander, Lieutenant General Maaparankoe Mahao. Testifying under cross-examination in the ongoing high-profile trial of nine LDF members, including the former army chief, Retired Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli, Letsoela painted a picture of…Continue reading with a subscriptionSubscribe for full access to every story.Subscribe - M85/monthAlready a subscriber? Sign in Advertisement ...