Maseru, Jan.23— The High Court through Justice ‘Mabats’oeneng Hlaele has on Tuesday directed that medical practitioners should visit the inmates in prison with guidance by rules that govern the Lesotho Correctional Service (LCS).
The order was made after relatives of some of the inmates in custody of the LCS approached the same court after the inmates were allegedly assaulted by prison officers following an escape by some inmates. This was also after the family members and their legal representatives were allegedly denied seeing the inmates…