The mutiny court-martial of 23 members of the Lesotho Defence Force is to be disbanded, according to
this report. Excerpt:
The LDF has claimed the alleged mutiny plot was masterminded by former army commander, Lt-Gen Maaparankoe Mahao who was shot dead by his colleagues who had come to arrest him for the suspected mutiny in Mokema on 25 June 2015.
However, a SADC [South African Development Community] Commission of Inquiry into the incidents surrounding the former army chief's killing concluded that the LDF's case against the alleged mutineers was "highly suspect" and recommended that they be granted amnesty by the government.
The government halted the court martial last month, with Communications Minister telling a local publication they were yet to decide on the next step.
However, Dr [Thomas] Thabane told the SABC earlier this week he had decided to cancel the court-martial.
"I am going to cancel the ongoing court-martial straight away because it is unfounded and baseless," he said.
Better late than never.
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