Mohale FM CHIEF Justice Sakoane Sakoane has delivered a blistering rebuke of both the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) and the police, making it clear that his court will not tolerate incompetence, collusion or deliberate tampering with evidence by those entrusted with the country’s security.
Justice Sakoane was visibly angry when a case of two soldiers accused of the 9 May 2014 murder of Lisebo Tang proceeded before him on Tuesday.
He raised serious concerns over the handling of crucial exhibits in the murder trial of the two LDF officers, openly questioning whether the conduct of the soldiers, and the police who received the exhibits, was calculated to defeat the ends of justice.
The accused, Sergeant (then Corporal) Tjekane Sebolai and Corporal (then Private) Selone Ratšiu, are charged with the fatal shooting of Ms Tang outside the Ha-Leqele residence of then LDF commander Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli.
Tang died at the scene, while her companion, Tšepo Jane, survived with serious gunshot wounds. Their vehicle was also found to have been struck by 24 bullets. The duo is also charged with Mr Jane’s attempted murder and damage to his vehicle.
Justice Sakoane warned that interference with evidence by members of the security forces was not only criminal but posed a grave danger to society.
