Thabane has admitted that they had 'a bit of a disagreement' just before she was killed -- two days before his inauguration.
Thomas Thabane's term in office was due to end in 2022. AFP/File/GIANLUIGI GUERCIA
The octogenarian Thomas Thabane has been under pressure even from his own party to resign over the accusations, and he has agreed to go — but only on the grounds of his old age. “For me it is not the best subject to deal with because a woman who was my wife and who I loved was killed and I don’t kill people and I wouldn’t kill my wife. No, no!” he said.The couple had been locked a bitter divorce at the time and her death sent shockwaves through a country with a history of political instability.
His political rivals say he has been seeking immunity from prosecution as part of a “dignified” exit from office that has been mediated by South Africa. “I have served enough in this… and other capacities and the time has come for me to retire,” said Thabane, who turns 81 in two weeks’ time.“All the other things that are being said are just nonsense.
Mediation talks led by South Africa, and legal and parliamentary processes, culminated in the disbanding of his fractured coalition government on Monday.“A new coalition is emerging and it is a good thing,” he said.
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