Lesotho’s prosecuting authority has dropped murder charges against the kingdom’s former prime minister Tom Thabane and his wife Maesiah, over the killing of the former’s estranged wife Lipolelo Thabane. | nthakoana
A lawyer representing the Director of Public Prosecutions , advocate Garreth Lapan, told the high court in the capital Maseru that"we have been unable to trace an important witness in this matter and the DPP has decided to withdraw the charges against the accused".
Thabane was charged in November 2021 alongside Maesiah, who had become his wife just months after the inauguration, and four other suspects. One of the key witnesses - Rethabile Mokete, a well-known traditional musician - died from a suspected Covid-19 in Bloemfontein in January 2021.
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