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Mohalenyane Phakela TWO police officers accused of murdering Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) auditor, Thibello Nteso, have told the High Court that they shot him in self-defence. Police Constables Moeketsi Dlamini and Monaheng ‘Musi also said they were “shattered” after learning he had died from the gunshot wounds. The duo said this when they took the […]
TRC applauds ruling on Nteso killers
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Mohalenyane Phakela
A LOCAL human rights body, the Transformation Resource Centre (TRC), has applauded the High Court for jailing two police officers who murdered Lesotho Electricity Company auditor, Thibello Nteso.
The non-governmental organisation also hailed the police for conducting “effective investigations” into Mr Nteso’s 6 February 2017 murder. The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) was also praised for its “effective prosecution” of the case which helped secure the police officers’ conviction and sentencing to 20 years each in prison.
The TRC however said despite the sterling work of the police and prosecution, the government still had a long way to go towards capacitating the judiciary to improve the criminal justice system.
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Two convicted police officers plead for mercy
MASERU-TWO police constables facing the death penalty for killing a Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) internal auditor in February 2016 are begging for their lives.
Constables Moeketsi Dlamini and Monaheng ’Musi, members of the police’s Special Operations Unit (SOU), were last Thursday found guilty of murdering Thibello Nteso.
The duo had pleaded not guilty during trial, claiming that they were acting in self-defence when they shot Nteso because he had fired first.
The court did not believe them, and they now face the noose, prompting their lawyer to ask Judge Moroke Mokhesi to show mercy when sentencing them.