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Lesotho’s high court will rule on whether Prime Minister Thomas Thabane can claim immunity from a charge that he murdered his wife prior to marrying his present spouse, a lower court decided on Monday, in a case that has gripped the tiny southern African kingdom. Thabane, 80, appeared in court in the capital Maseru in […]
Lesotho’s embattled Prime Minister Thomas Thabane accused of murdering his estranged wife has appeared in court in the capital Maseru. The 80-year-old failed to show up on Friday to face charges of murdering Lipolelo Thabane, who was shot dead two days before his inauguration in 2017. On Friday, his son and spokesman said he had […]
Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane failed to appear in court on Friday in connection with the killing of his first wife, and his son said he had travelled to South Africa to see a doctor – but had not “fled the country”. Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane gestures as he speaks during an interview with […]
Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane announced he will resign by the end of July, yielding to pressure from his ruling party to quit as police plan to charge him along with his wife for murdering his previous spouse. Former first lady Lipolelo Thabane was shot dead in June 2017 near her home in Maseru. The […]
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