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On December 22, 2023, detainees at Maseru Correctional Institution (MCCI) in Lesotho experienced torture and other forms of mistreatment at the hands of

Lesotho: Authorities must investigate torture of detainees at Maseru correctional institution

ARMY commander Lieutenant General Mojalefa Letsoela has demanded an explanation from the Lesotho Correctional Services (LCS) boss over why detained soldiers were assaulted in custody last week. Speaking at the end of the year parade at the Makoanyane Barracks last weekend, Lt Gen Letsoela said he was not happy that the prison warders had beat […]

THE Law Society of Lesotho wants the Lesotho Correctional Services (LCS) boss to fall on his own sword following a security lapse and the brutal assault of soldiers at the Maseru maximum prison last week In a statement yesterday, Law Society president, Advocate Lintle Tuke, said LCS Commissioner Mating Nkakala should resign or else the […]

HEADS have started rolling at the Lesotho Correctional Services (LCS) following the escape of six inmates and the alleged torture of 100 others. Two senior LCS officers were this week suspended pending investigations into the escape and torture that has left the prison management and government official with egg on their faces. Assistant Commissioner Tsoto […]