Thabane must step down next week as new coalition forms
Finance minister Moeketsi Majoro will replace Thabane, who is suspected in the murder of his former wifeLesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane. Picture: REUTERS/SIPHIWE SIBEKO
The prime minister has been under pressure to resign over a case in which he and his wife are suspected of conspiring to murder his former wife. His current wife, Maesaiah, has been charged while Thabane has been named as a suspect though has yet to be formally charged. They both deny any involvement.
The murder case has divided his party and triggered sporadic unrest. In a pretrial hearing, Thabane had argued for immunity from prosecution, leading many to suspect he would try to insist on it before leaving office. “Thabane is now a caretaker prime minister until May 22 when a new prime minister is sworn in,” Rapapa said.
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